In the scale used on a blueprint, 1/4 inch represents 5 feet.
On the blueprint, what is the height of a building with an actual height of 55 feet?
To find the height of the building on the blueprint, we need to use the scale provided.
In the scale, it states that 1/4 inch represents 5 feet. To find the height of the building, we can set up a proportion:
1/4 inch / 5 feet = x inch / 55 feet
Cross multiplying, we get:
5 feet * x inch = 1/4 inch * 55 feet
Simplifying, we have:
5x = 1/4 * 55
Multiplying both sides by 4:
20x = 55
Dividing both sides by 20:
x = 55/20
Simplifying, x = 11/4
Therefore, on the blueprint, the height of the building is 11/4 inches.
11 1/2
2 3/4
3 3/4
5 1/4
it has to be one of these
If the scale on the blueprint states that 1/4 inch represents 5 feet and we want to find the height of a building with an actual height of 55 feet, the height on the blueprint would be:
55 feet / 5 feet per 1/4 inch = 11 inches
Therefore, the correct answer is 11 inches, which corresponds to the option 11 1/2.