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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A souvenir maker wants to create a scale model of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is 324 meters tall and has a base with dimensions 125 meters by 125 meters. The model will rest on a base with dimensions 12.5 cm by 12.5 cm. How tall will the model be in centimeters?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32.4cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32.4cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know how we came this answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not at all.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if the real ET has a base of 125m and the scale model will rest on a base of 12.5cm, the scale is 1 m = 1cm; note 125/10=12.5. So all you have to do to find the height of the scaled ET is to dvide the real height by 10, ie, 324/10=32.4cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What he said. ^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks for explaining. :b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

he´s right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, he is.

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