Question

1. Mr. Miller is building a dollhouse

for his daughter Juanita. He is
designing the dollhouse after a
colonial home with a height of
10 yards. If he wants the
dollhouse to be 4 feet tall, what
scale should he use?
A. 1 foot:2-yards
25
B. 2 feet:15 yards
1
C. 2 feet:7- yards
2
et 7
D. 1 foot:5 yards

Answer 1

1 ft : 2.5 yd or 1 ft : 2 1/2 yd

Explanation:

He wants a real dimension of 10 yards to be represented by a scale dimension of 4 ft.

4 ft : 10 yd

Divide both sides by 4.

1 ft : 2.5 yd or 1 ft : 2 1/2 yd