Question

A table is 4 ft high. A model of the table is 6 in. high. What is the ratio of the height of the actual table to the height of the model?

Answer 1

8:1

4 feet is 48 inches. 48/6 is 8

Answer 2

8:1

Explanation:

the actual table's height in inches is 4*12 = 48 inches.

48/6 = 8

so the ratio is 8:1.