Question

. The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper. Its height is 1,250 ft. from the ground to the roof. The length and width of the building are approximately 424 ft. and 187 ft., respectively. A manufacturing company plans to make a miniature version of the building and sell cases of them to souvenir shops.

a. The miniature version is just 1/ 2500 of the size of the original. What are the dimensions of the miniature Empire State Building?
b. Determine the volume of the minature building. Explain how you determined the volume.

Answer 1

Answer: a) Dimensions of miniature is 0.17 × 0.08 × 0.5, b) 0.006 ft³.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Height of building = 1250 feet

Length of building = 424 ft

Width of building = 187 ft

Now, we know that The miniature version is just 1/ 2500 of the size of the original.

So, Height of miniature would be

`(1250)/(2500)=0.5\ ft`

Length of miniature would be

`(424)/(2500)=0.17\ ft`

Width of miniature would be

`(187)/(2500)=0.08\ ft`

a) What are the dimensions of the miniature Empire State Building?

Dimensions of miniature is 0.17 × 0.08 × 0.5

b. Determine the volume of the miniature building. Explain how you determined the volume.

`Volume=0.5* 0.08* 0.17=0.006\ ft^3`

Hence, a) Dimensions of miniature is 0.17 × 0.08 × 0.5, b) 0.006 ft³.