Crystal cuts a piece of wood into the shape of a triangle. The height of the triangle is 5 inches, and the base of the triangle measures 8 inches. She makes a scale drawing of the triangle. If the base of her scale drawing is 4 inches, what is the height of her scale drawing? (1 point)
The scale factor is the ratio of the base of the actual triangle to the base of the scale drawing.
Therefore, scale factor = 8 / 4 = 2
The height of the scale drawing will be the actual height divided by the scale factor:
Height of scale drawing = 5 / 2 = 2.5 inches
Therefore, the height of Crystal's scale drawing is 2.5 inches.