Question

The statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. On a scale model of the statue, the height of Zeus is 8 inches. A. If the actual height of the statue is 40 feet, what is the scale?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Actual height of the statue = 40 ft

Converting to in,

= 40 ft * 12 in/1 ft

= 480 in.

Scaled height of the statue = 8 in

= 480/8

= 60 in scale

Therefore, scale is 60 in to 1 in

= 5 ft to 1 in.

Answer 2

The scale is 5ft represents 1 inch

Explanation:

from length conversions 1ft = 12 inches

On the scale model, the height of the statue is 8 inches. The actual height is 40 ft.

40ft = 40*12 inches =480 inches

divide 480 by 8 inches = 480/8 =60

the height of the statue was scaled down using;

60 inches represents 1 inch

convert 60 inches to ft by dividing by 12. 60/12 =5ft . Thus

5ft represents 1 inch

The scale is 5ft represents 1 inch