Can you show or explain how to do this?

Julio uses a scale of 1/8 inch= 1 foot when he paints landscapes. In one painting, a giant sequoia tree is 34.375 inches tall. How tall is the real tree?

34.375 in (1 ft/.125 in) = 275 ft

What did you do to get 275?

34.375 / .125 = 275

I divided
I do it the science way, multiply so units cancel
you can do it by ratios

.125 in/1 ft = 34.375 in / x ft

.125 x = 34.375

x = 34.375 / .125

To find the height of the real tree, we can use the scale ratio provided by Julio, which is 1/8 inch = 1 foot.

1. First, convert the height of the tree in the painting from inches to feet. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we can divide 34.375 inches by 12 to find the height in feet:
34.375 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 2.864 feet (approximately)

2. Now, we need to convert this measurement from the painting scale to the real scale. Since 1/8 inch in the painting represents 1 foot in reality, we can set up a ratio to find the real height of the tree:
1/8 inch = 1 foot

To cancel out the inch unit, we multiply both sides of the ratio by 8:
(1/8 inch) * 8 = 1 foot
1 inch = 1 foot

Now, multiply the height in feet in the painting (2.864 feet) by the conversion factor:
2.864 feet * 1 inch/1 foot = 2.864 inches

Therefore, the real height of the giant sequoia tree is approximately 2.864 feet.