Chapter SH, Problem 6.8MPS

To determine

To calculate:To determine the scale of the model when the front porch on Tony’s house is $25$ feet long and the doll house is $20$ inch long.

Answer to Problem 6.8MPS

Scale of the model is $1:15$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Given-

Front porch of house $=$ $25$ feet long

Front porch of doll house $=$ $20$ inch long

Formula Used:

  $1$ feet $=$ $12$ inch

Calculation:

Given:

Front porch of house $=$ $25$ feet long

Front porch of house $=$ $25\times 12$ inchlong

Front porch of house $=$ $300$ inch long

And, Front porch of doll house $=$ $20$ inch long

Scale of the model $=$ Front porch of doll house/ Front porch of house

Scale of the model $=$ $\frac{20}{300}$

Solving further, we have:

Scale of the model $=$ $\frac{1}{15}$

Thus, the scale of the model is $1:15$ .

Conclusion:

Scale of the model is $1:15$