SOLUTION: If the scale on a model is 1 inch: 10 feet and a house is 2.5 inches tall, how tall would the actual house be?
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Question 878967: If the scale on a model is 1 inch: 10 feet and a house is 2.5 inches tall, how tall would the actual house be?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1 inch)/(10 feet) = (2.5 inches)/(x feet)
1/10 = 2.5/x
1*x = 10*2.5
x = 25
The actual house is 25 feet tall (about 2 to 3 stories, depending how you define a story)
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