SAL AND Zac built a scale model of the Texas Capital using a scale in which 2 inches represents 8 feet. The height of Texas Capital is 312 feet. What is the height of the scale model in inches.
To find the height of the scale model in inches, we first need to determine how many inches represents 1 foot in the scale model.
Since 2 inches represents 8 feet in the scale model, we can calculate the ratio of inches to feet as 2 inches / 8 feet = 1 inch / 4 feet.
Therefore, 1 inch in the scale model represents 4 feet of the actual building.
To find the height of the scale model, we divide the actual height of the Texas Capital (312 feet) by the scale factor (4 feet per inch):
312 feet / 4 feet per inch = 78 inches
Therefore, the height of the scale model of the Texas Capital is 78 inches.