Question

A souvenir maker wants to create a scale model of the Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is 1,472 feet tall and has a base with dimensions 286 ft by 286 ft. If the model is 6 in. tall, what are the approximate dimensions of its base in inches? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.)
A) 1.2 in. by 1.2 in.
B) 1 in. by 1 in.
C) 0.2 in. by 0.2 in.
D) 2.3 in. by 2.3 in.

Answer 1

It looks like this $1472x=6=\ \textgreater \ 6/1476=scale=.004076$. So the answer is A) 1.2 in. by 1.2 in.