In the scale used on a blueprint, 1/4 inch represents 5 feet.

Question

On the blueprint, what is the height of a building with an actual height of 55 feet?

Answer 1

To find the height of the building on the blueprint, we need to use the scale provided.

In the scale, it states that 1/4 inch represents 5 feet. To find the height of the building, we can set up a proportion:

1/4 inch / 5 feet = x inch / 55 feet

Cross multiplying, we get:

5 feet * x inch = 1/4 inch * 55 feet

Simplifying, we have:

5x = 1/4 * 55

Multiplying both sides by 4:

20x = 55

Dividing both sides by 20:

x = 55/20

Simplifying, x = 11/4

Therefore, on the blueprint, the height of the building is 11/4 inches.

Answer 2

11 1/2
2 3/4
3 3/4
5 1/4
it has to be one of these

Answer 3

If the scale on the blueprint states that 1/4 inch represents 5 feet and we want to find the height of a building with an actual height of 55 feet, the height on the blueprint would be:

55 feet / 5 feet per 1/4 inch = 11 inches

Therefore, the correct answer is 11 inches, which corresponds to the option 11 1/2.