SOLUTION: A scale model of a house is 18 inches wide. The actual house is 48 feet wide. Find the scale of the model.

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: A scale model of a house is 18 inches wide. The actual house is 48 feet wide. Find the scale of the model. This question is from textbook

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember, 1 ft = 12 inches

So 48 ft = 576 inches (just multiply both sides by 48)


We have the ratio

18:576


If we divide each value by the GCF 18, we get

1:32


So the scale of the model is 1:32. This means that each dimension of the house is 32 times longer.

Answer by actuary(112) About Me  (Show Source):
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18 inches is 1 1/2 ft = 3/2 ft
So the scale is 3/2 to 48 or 3 to 96