Question

Antonio is building a 1:240 scale model of a real castle. His model has a rectangular base that is 2.5 feet wide and 2 feet long.

What is the area of the base of the actual castle in square feet?

Answer 1

*Hint: In order to find the area of a rectangle you multiply the length and width.

Because the scale is 1:240, you multiply the sides by 240.

2.5 turns into 600.
2 turns into 480.

A = lw
A = (600)(480)
A = 288,000

The area would be 288,000 square feet.