Question

A sculpture of an object is 4 inches wide and 6 inches high. The actual object is twelve feet wide. What is the scale between the sculpture and the object?

3 inches to 2 feet

1 inch to 2 feet

2 inches to 3 feet

1 inch to 3 feet

Answer 1

width of model = 4
width of actual object = 12


scale factor = 4/12
= ?

Answer 2

@ganeshie8

Answer 3

what do u get after simplifying 4/12 ?

Answer 4

how did u get 2 and 3 ?

Answer 5

4/12

4/(4*3)

1/3

Answer 6

well you need the same units....

model 4 inches real life 12ft or 144 inches

so the scale is

4:144 so simplify the ratio