Question

A building blueprint has a scale of 2 inches equal to 25 feet. on the blueprint, the 10 story building has a height of 12 inches what is the actual height of 1 story

Answer 1

2 inches: 25 feet.

1 inch: 25/2 feet

1 inch = 12.5 feet.


12 inches = 12.5 * 12 feet

= 150 feet.

The 12 inches height has an actual height of 150 feet.

Answer 2

The actual height of 1 story is 15 feet.

Explanation:

The given scale is

`2 \ inches = 25 \ feet`

We know the 10 story building has a height of 12 inches, but we need the actual height of 1, that is, the height of 1 story in feet.

Let's divide to find the number of inches per story

`(12)/(10)=1.2`

There are 1.2 inches per story.

Now, we know
`2 \ inches = 25 \ feet`, let's use the rule of three

`x=1.2in(25ft)/(2in)= 15ft`

Therefore, the actual height of 1 story is 15 feet.