Question

A model of the Eiffel Tower is 41 centimeters tall. If the scale model is 1 c m 24 f e e t of the real Eiffel Tower, how tall is the Eiffel Tower? Show your work.

Answer 1

984 feet

Explanation:

From the above question

Scale =

1 cm = 24 feet

A model of the Eiffel Tower is 41 centimeters tall.

Hence, how tall the Eiffel Tower ja is calculated as:

1 cm =24 feet

41 cm = x

Cross Multiply

x × 1 cm = 41 cm × 24 feet

x = 41 cm × 24 feet/1 cm

x = 984 feet

Therefore, the Eiffel tower is 984 feet tall