Chapter 12.8, Problem 27HP

To determine

To write: The real world problem of similar solid that involves the purchase of a souvenir of a building.

Explanation of Solution

Given: The purachse of a sourvenir of a building.

Real-word-problem: The model of building is on scale factor. The scale factor a building is 1:36.

It means 1 inch is equivalent to 3 feet. Now need a fame of window and door of a building.

Let the model of window 1 in by 0.5 in.

Now find the actual dimension of the window. As the scale factor of building is 1:36

So, Dimension of window,

Height $=1\times \frac{36}{12}=3\text{ ft}$

Width $=0.5\times \frac{36}{12}=1.5\text{ ft}$

So, original dimension of window is 3 ft by 1.5 ft.