Question

A model house has a scale of 1 in = 2 ft.If the real house is 24 ft wide, then howwide is the model house? Use the digit inthe ones place of your answer for O.

Answer 1

We are given that

`1in=2ft`

Therefore,

`\begin{gathered} 1ft=(1)/(2)in \\ 24ft=(1)/(2)*24in \\ 24ft=12in \end{gathered}`

The width of the model house is

`12\imaginaryI n`