Question

Explain the steps to solve the word problem over similar figures.

John made a scale model of a car. The car has an actual height of 25 feet. Johns model used a scale in which 1 inch represents 10 feet. What is the height in inches of Johns model?

Answer 1

2.5 inches

Explanation:

Remember:

Big to small, multiply it all

Small to big, divide the pig

Since feet is bigger than inches we're dividing 25 by 10 which is 2.5