Question

A student made a model of the Washington Monument using a scale in which 1 inch represents 15 feet. The actual height of the Washington Monument is approximately 555 feet.

Which measurement is closest to the height of the model in inches?

Question 7 options:

37 in.


75 in.


46 in.


180 in.

Answer 1

To find the height of the model in inches, we need to divide the actual height of the Washington Monument (555 feet) by the scale factor of 15 feet represented by 1 inch in the model.

Height of the model = Actual height / Scale factor = 555 ft / 15 ft/inch

Height of the model ≈ 37 in.

Therefore, the measurement closest to the height of the model in inches is 37 in.