Question

Howard has a scale model of The Statue of Liberty. The model is 15 inches tall. The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch : 6.2 meters. Which equation did Howard use to determine x, the height in meters of The Statue of Liberty?

Answer 1

Given : Howard has a scale model of The Statue of Liberty.

The model is 15 inches tall.

The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch : 6.2 meters.

To Find : height in meters of The Statue of Liberty

Solution:

The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch : 6.2 meters.

=>1  inches of model   =   6.2  m of actual

=> 15  inches of model   =   15 x 6.2  m of actual

=> 15  inches of model   =   93  m of actual

The model is 15 inches tall.

Hence height in meters of The Statue of Liberty = 93  m

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