In the scale used on a blueprint, 1/4inch 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 set up a proportion using the given scale.

Let x be the height of the building on the blueprint.

According to the scale, 1/4 inch represents 5 feet.

So, we can set up the proportion:

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

To simplify the proportion, we can cross-multiply:

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

55/4 inch = x

Now, we need to convert 55/4 inch to the appropriate units.

Since inch is the same as 12 inches, we can divide 55/4 by 12:

(55/4) / 12 = 55/48

Therefore, the height of the building on the blueprint is 55/48 inch.

Answer 2

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