document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=123278>Question 123278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your class is building a diorama of the National Mall in Washington, DC using scale 1 in. = 1.5 ft. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the mall the distance between Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial is approximately 3/4 mile. What distance should you use in your diorama??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how would i solve this with out it confusing me cause i don't get math and it's confusing! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #90494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 1 inch in the model equals 1.5 feet in real life, then 1 inch in the model equals 18 inches in real life <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.5+%2A+12+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.5+%2A+12+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  That means the scale is 1:18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5280 feet in 1 mile, so 3/4 of a mile is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5280%2A3%2F4=3960 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5280%2A3%2F4=3960\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since the scale is 1:18, every 18 feet in real life is represented by 1 foot in the model.  So the question becomes how many 18s are in 3960?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3960%2F18=220 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3960%2F18=220\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 3/4 mile would be represented by 220 feet in the diorama model.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you really have a problem!  Since the Washington is in the middle of the National Mall, that 220 feet is only 1/2 of the length of your entire diorama.  The whole thing would have to be 440 feet long or just under 150 yards.  You need a one and a half football fields to build this thing at this scale.  You would do better to have a scale of 1 inch = 150 feet.  That gets your model down to a much more manageable 4.4 feet long. </SPAN>\n" );
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