A sculpture of an object is 8 inches wide and 12 inches high. The actual object is 6 feet wide. What is the scale between the sculpture and the object?

A. 1 inch : 2 feet
B. 2 inches : 1 foot
C. 2 inches : 3 feet
D. 4 inches : 3 feet

Please help !

Question

A sculpture of an object is 8 inches wide and 12 inches high. The actual object is 6 feet wide. What is the scale between the sculpture and the object?

A. 1 inch : 2 feet
B. 2 inches : 1 foot
C. 2 inches : 3 feet
D. 4 inches : 3 feet

Please help !

apoorvk · Answer

well, if we consider width,
8 inches is equivalent to 6 feet.

so, what is the factor?

(scale factor = new size : original size)

anonymous · Answer

._.

apoorvk · Answer

whaa? c'mon try this, fast! it's sooo eassyy..

okay, "x:y" means "x/y"

anonymous · Answer

Okay i get that part , now what am I supposed to do ?

apoorvk · Answer

scaling is---> (new width):(old width)

anonymous · Answer

2 inches : 1 foot ?

apoorvk · Answer

Don't blind-guess. original = 6ft. new =8inches
new:original = 8ft:6inch.

what is 8/6 equal to?

apoorvk · Answer

what does 8/6 reduce to?

anonymous · Answer

4/3

anonymous · Answer

2 2/3 = 1 1/3

anonymous · Answer

But how does that solve the problem?