Question

An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is 21 inches tall and 28 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 6 feet tall, what is its diameter?

Answer 1

An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is
20
20 inches tall and
22.5
22.5 inches in diameter. The actual fountain is to be
8
8 feet tall. What will be the diameter of the fountain? (A)
7.1
7.1 feet (B)
9
9 feet (C)
7
7 feet (D)
10.5
10.5 feet
Explanation


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Given a circular fountain is 20
i
n
c
h
e
s
inches tall and 22.5 inches in diameter.
Writing above scale as fraction
Height
Diameter
=
20
22.5

Diameter
Height
​
=
22.5
20
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Now given the fact that actual fountain is 8
f
e
e
t
feet i.e 96
i
n
c
h
e
s
inches tall and let its diameter be
x
x
i
n
c
h
e
s
inches, therefore
20
22.5
=
96
x

22.5
20
​
=
x
96
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