Question

A model house has a scale of 3 inches : 10 feet. If the real house is 35 feet wide, how wide is the model?​

Answer 1

Given:

The a model house has a scale of 3 inches : 10 feet.

To find:

Wide is the model if the real house is 35 feet wide.

Solution:

It is given that,

3 inches : 10 feet

It means, if the measure real side is 10 feet then side length in model is 3 inches.

Real side is 1 feet then side length in model is
`(3)/(10)` inches.

Real house is 35 feet wide then side length in model
`=(3)/(10)* 35`

`=(105)/(10)`

`=10.5`

Therefore, the model is 10.5 inches wide.