Question

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Judy is recreating a small version of the Statue of Liberty out of clay. The scale for the statue is 3 inches to 100 feet. If the actual height of the statue is 305 feet, what would the height of the model be in inches?

Answer 1

184in

Explanation:

Since the scale for the statue is 3 inches to 100 feet, we can say 3:100 as a ratio.

To find approximately 305 feet you must divide 305 by 100.

100 can go into 300 evenly 3 times. Since the ratio is 3:100 you should multiply how many times the 100ft fit into the 300ft and the 3in (3 x 3) which is about 9in.

One way we can do this is to divide the hight of the Statue by the model height:

305ft 20in = 15.25ft 1in or 184in (12in per foot).

And so for every inch of the model, it represents 15.25 feet.

For 305 it would be