Question

4. Barry wants to make a drawing that is 1/4 the size of the original. If the tree in the original drawing is 14 inches tall, how tall will the tree be in Barry's drawing be?

Answer 1

First what you do is divide 14 by 4 and you get 3.5 or 3 feet and 6 inches.

Answer 2

Answer: The height of the tree in Barry's drawing = $3.5\ \text{inches}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The height of the tree in the original drawing = 14 inches

Since, the height of the tree in the Barry's drawing  is 1/4 the size of the original.

Then, the height of the tree in Barry's drawing = $\frac{1}{4}\times14=3.5\ \text{inches}$

Therefore, the height of the tree in Barry's drawing = $3.5\ \text{inches}$