A student made a model of the Washington Monument using a scale in which 1 inch represents 15 feet. The actual height of the Washington Monument is approximately 555 feet.
Which measurement is closest to the height of the model in inches?
Question 7 options:
37 in.
75 in.
46 in.
180 in.
To find the height of the model in inches, we need to divide the actual height of the Washington Monument (555 feet) by the scale factor of 15 feet represented by 1 inch in the model.
Height of the model = Actual height / Scale factor = 555 ft / 15 ft/inch
Height of the model ≈ 37 in.
Therefore, the measurement closest to the height of the model in inches is 37 in.