SOLUTION: a model of a building was built to a scale of 1:65.5. one side of model is 23 inches long. how, long in feet, is this side of the actual building? round to the nearest tenth.
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Question 530514: a model of a building was built to a scale of 1:65.5. one side of model is 23 inches long. how, long in feet, is this side of the actual building? round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/65.5=23/x
x=1506.5 ft
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