Question

An artist sculpted a scale model of a giraffe for the zoo gift shop. The artist used the scale 1 inch: 4 feet to create the scale model giraffe. The actual giraffe at the zoo is 20 feet tall.
How tall is the scale model giraffe in inches?

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Answer 1

Answer:

The scale model giraffe is 5 inches tall.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the artist sculpted the figure of the giraffe with a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet, and that the real giraffe that lives in the zoo is about 20 feet, to determine the size of the sculpted giraffe to scale it is necessary to perform the following calculation:

20/4 = X

5 = X

Thus, the scale sculpted giraffe that will be sold in the gift shop measures 5 inches.