if four of length on a real home is represented by one inch on a scale model of the home, what legth on the scale model would represent one foot on the real home?
To solve this problem, we need to determine the scale factor between the real home and the scale model.
Given that four feet on the real home is represented by one inch on the scale model, we can set up a proportion to find the length on the scale model that represents one foot on the real home.
Let's let "x" represent the length on the scale model that represents one foot on the real home.
The proportion can be set up as follows:
4 feet (real home) / 1 inch (scale model) = 1 foot (real home) / x (scale model)
To solve for "x," we can cross-multiply and solve the resulting equation:
4 feet (real home) * x (scale model) = 1 inch (scale model) * 1 foot (real home)
4x = 1 inch * 1 foot = 12 inches
Now, we can solve for "x" by dividing both sides of the equation by 4:
4x / 4 = 12 inches / 4
x = 3 inches
Therefore, on the scale model, three inches would represent one foot on the real home.