Question

Formula SheetCalculator RefeAn artist is designing a sculpture for a park. A drawing of the sculpture uses a scale of 2 inches = 3 feet. Thesculpture will have a height of 7.5 feet. What is the height, in inches, of the sculpture in the scale drawing?11.25O2.53.755.0

Answer 1

Given:

`2inches=3feet`
`\begin{gathered} 2inches=3feet \\ x=7.5feet \\ \\ Cross\text{ multiplying;} \\ 3x=2*7.5 \\ 3x=15 \\ x=(15)/(3) \\ x=5inches \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the height in inches of the sculpture in the scale drawing is 5.0