Question

Dave's scale drawing of a tree outside his house is shown below. If 2 centimeters (cm) on the scale drawing equals 6 feet on the real tree, what is the actual height of the tree?

Answer 1

23.4

Explanation:

Answer 2

The actual height of the tree is
`23.4\ ft`

Explanation:

we know that

Using proportion

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

`(2)/(6)(cm)/(ft)=(7.8)/(x)(cm)/(ft) \\ \\x=6*7.8/2\\ \\ x=23.4\ ft`