Question

5 Adoncia makes a scale drawing of the front of

the Lincoln Memorial. She uses a scale of 15 ft
in the monument to 1 in. in the drawing. The
front of the monument is about 80 ft high and
200 ft long. Will Adoncia's drawing fit on an
sin.-by-11 in. sheet of paper? Explain.
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Answer 1

Since the length of the drawing is 200 ft. and equivalent to 13.33 in. with a scale of 15 ft to 1 in. and the length of the paper is 11 in., Adoncia's drawing will not fit on the sheet of paper

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The scale of the drawing is 15 ft = 1 in.

The actual dimensions of the monument;

Height = 80 ft.

Length = 200 ft.

Therefore, we have;

The required dimension of the paper height = 80/15 = 16/3 = 5.33 in.

The required dimension of the paper length = 200/15 = 40/3 = 13.33 in.

The given paper dimension by 11 in. which is of a dimension of that of a standard letter paper size of 8.5 in. by 11 in.

Drawing length, 13.33 in. > Paper length > 11 in.

Adoncia's drawing will not fit on the sheet of paper.