Carrie's house is 18 feet tall. For her birthday, Carrie's dad is making her a dollhouse that is a scale model of her actual house. When the dollhouse is not being used, it will be placed in the living room display case, which is 12 inches tall. Which scale will allow her dad to make the tallest dollhouse that will fit in the display case?

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anonymous · Answer

A 1 inch = 9 feet
B 1 inch = 2 feet
C 1 inch = 4 feet

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

12 inches = 18 ft

1 inch = 18/12 ft

1 inch = 1.5 ft

So a good scale model is 1 in = 2 ft