An architect created a scale drawing of a statue using a scale in which 0.50 inch in the scale drawing represents 3 feet in the real world. The height of the actual statue is 114 feet.

Question

What is the length in inches of the statue in the scale drawing?

76 inches

19 inches

50 inches

38 inches

Answer 1

In the scale drawing, 0.50 inch represents 3 feet.

To find the length in inches of the statue in the scale drawing, we can set up a proportion:
0.50 inch / 3 feet = x inch / 114 feet

Cross-multiplying, we get:
3 feet * x inch = 0.50 inch * 114 feet
3x = 57
x = 19

Therefore, the length in inches of the statue in the scale drawing is 19 inches.