Question

A model of a skyscraper is 1.6 inches long, 2.8 inches wide, and 11.2 inches high. The scale factor is 8 inches = 250 feet. What are the actual dimensions of the skyscraper?
Explain. Step-by-step if possible.

Answer 1

Answer:

50 feet long

87.5 feet wide

350 feet high

Step-by-step explanation:

8 inches : 250 feet

1 inch : 250/8 feet

250/8 = 31.25

Length: 31.25 × 1.6 = 50 feet

Width: 31.25 × 2.8 = 87.5 feet

Height: 31.25 × 11.2 = 350 feet