A city planner needs to make a model of the city. In real life, the tallest tree in the city is 40 feet tall. The shortest tree in the city is 4 feet tall. If the tallest tree in the model is 10 feet tall, how tall is the shortest tree in the model?
1). 10 feet
2).1 foot
3). 0.1 feet
4). 7.5 feet

Question

A city planner needs to make a model of the city. In real life, the tallest tree in the city is 40 feet tall. The shortest tree in the city is 4 feet tall. If the tallest tree in the model is 10 feet tall, how tall is the shortest tree in the model?
1). 10 feet 
2).1 foot
3). 0.1 feet
4). 7.5 feet

anonymous · Answer

The tallest real tree is 40 feet and the tallest model is 10 feet so the scale is 1/4.
If the shortest real tree is 4 feet, a 1/4 scale model = ?