My question is on scales etc.. heres the question
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The Sears Tower is 1450 feet tall. If a model is 25 inches tall, find the scale.
25 inches -----> 1450 feet
1 inch -------> 58 feet (I divided by 25)
To find the scale, we need to determine the ratio between the actual height of the Sears Tower and the height of the model. Since the height of the Sears Tower is given in feet and the height of the model is given in inches, we need to convert both to the same unit before finding the ratio.
1 foot is equal to 12 inches. So, the height of the Sears Tower in inches is:
1450 feet * 12 inches/foot = 17400 inches
Now, we have the actual height of the Sears Tower in inches and the height of the model is given as 25 inches. To find the scale, we will divide the actual height of the Sears Tower by the height of the model:
Scale = Actual height of the Sears Tower / Height of the model
Scale = 17400 inches / 25 inches
Calculating this, we find:
Scale ≈ 696
Therefore, the scale of the model is approximately 1:696, which means that every inch on the model represents 696 inches on the actual Sears Tower.