Answer:
The width of the model will be 2.5 inches
Explanation:
The tower was scaled down by a factor to a smaller size in the model. We are to, first of all, determine this factor and then use it to scale down the width of the model.
Step One: Determine the scale factor from the tower height.
The scale factor is obtained from the formula:
Scale factor = model size / observed size
This will be
Height of model tower/ height of the real tower.
The height of the model tower is 5 inches which is the same as 0.416667 ft
Scale factor = 0.416667 ft/ 40ft = 0.0104
Step two: Multiply the width of the real-life tower by the scale factor to get the model width.
Width of model =20ft X 0.0104 = 0.208ft
Step three: Convert your answer back to inches.
We will now have to convert 0.208 ft back to inches by multiplying by 12
This will be 0.208 X 12 =2.5 inches.
The width of the model will be 2.5 inches