Question

a scale drawing of a building needs to be made using the scale 1 in = 190 ft. how tall will the builging in the scale drawing be if the building is 570 ft tall​

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed{\text{3 in}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

1 in = 190 ft

x in = 570 ft

We can use ratio and proportion to solve this problem.

$\begin{array}{cccl}\dfrac{1}{x} & = & \dfrac{190}{570} & \\\\570 & = & 190x & \text{Mutiplied by lowest common denominator (570x)}\\3 & = & x & \text{Divided each side by 3}\\\end{array}$

The building will be $\boxed{\textbf{3 in}}$ tall in the scale drawing.