Question

On a trip to Washington D.C., Jose bought a model of the Washington Monument. His model is 8 inches tall. If the scale of the model is 1 inch to 70 feet, what is the actual height of the Washington Monument? 70 feet 560 feet 700 feet 1,200 feet ...

Answer 1

560 feet

Explanation:

We are given the scale of the model as:

The scale of the model is 1 inch to 70 feet,

His model is 8 inches tall.

The actual height of the Washington Monument is calculated as;

1 inch = 70 feet

8 inches = x feet

Cross Multiply

x = 8 × 70 feet

x = 560 feet

The actual height of the Washington monument is 560 feet.