Question

Help!! Honor Geometry B. 9th grade

The Empire State Building in New York City is 1,454 feet tall. The model of the building is 24 inches tall. What is the ratio of the model to the height of the actual Empire State building?

a. 727:12
b. 727:1
c. 12:727
d. 1:727

Answer 1

D. 1:727

Answer 2

How did you get that @DanielleWardrip

Answer 3

Oh my gosh I'm in Honors Geometry. Also in 9th grade. I wish I'd already taken this so I could help you, but I haven't yet. If you figure out the answers could you help me?

Answer 4

well 24 inches is 2 feet right?

Answer 5

Yes @DanielleWardrip

Answer 6

alright so i divided 1,454 feet by two
because ratios should be in lowest form and dividing 1545 by two would make it so that the 2 feet would be 1 foot

Answer 7

and 1545/2 is 727

Answer 8

So wouldn't it be a. 727:1? That is what I am not getting @DanielleWardrip

Answer 9

@DanielleWardrip Hello?

Answer 10

okay it asked for the height of the model to the height of the actual building, which means that the height of the model goes first
see if it had asked for the height of the actual building to the model then it would be 727:1

Answer 11

oh ok! Thank you so much for helping me! @DanielleWardrip

Answer 12

whatever it asks for first goes first
see what i mean?

Answer 13

yeah no problem :)