Question

You buy a 1:10000 scale model of the One World Trade Center during a trip to New York City. The height of the model is 5.41 centimeters. Find the actual height x (in meters) of the One World Trade Center.

Answer 1

We have ratio 1:10000

modal: actual Tower

ATQ=

X=5.41 X 10000

=5410000 centimeters

or

541 meters

Answer 2

Given :

Scale of model = 1 : 10000

Height of model = 5.41 cm

To find : Actual height of one World trade center = ?

Solution :

Using the ratio , we get that :

$\dfrac{1}{10000}=\dfrac{5.41}{x}\\\\x=10000\times 5.41\\\\x=54100$cm

As we know that

1 m = 100 cm

So, 54100 cm = 541 m

Hence, the actual height of Center is 541 m.