An architect is drawing a scale model of a new mall. The real mall will be 1800 feet long. The scale the architect is using is 1 inch is equal to 100 feet. How long will the model be?
1800/100 = _______ inches
I HAVE NO IDEA
To find out how long the scale model will be, we can set up a proportion using the given scale.
The scale given is 1 inch = 100 feet. Since the architect is drawing a scale model, we need to find how many inches would represent 1800 feet.
Let's set up the proportion:
1 inch / 100 feet = x inches / 1800 feet
To solve for x (the length of the model in inches), we can cross multiply and solve for x:
100 * x = 1 * 1800
x = 1800 / 100
x = 18
Therefore, the scale model will be 18 inches long.