Question

A boy wants to carve a figure of Robert E. Lee. If Robert E. Lee was 5 ft. 10 in. tall, what should the scale be if the boy wants his figure to be 10 in. tall? a. 1 in. : 5 in. b. 1 in.: 1 ft. c. 1 in. : 5.83 in. d. 1 in.: 10 in. e. 1 in. : 7 in.

Answer 1

Given data:

The given height of Robert E.Lee is H=5 feet 10 inches.

The given height in inches.

$\begin{gathered} H=5(12\text{ in) +10 in} \\ =70\text{ in} \end{gathered}$

The given height must be 10 in according to the scale.

$\begin{gathered} 10\text{ in = 70 in} \\ 1\text{ in =7 in} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the scale represents 1 in :7 in, so the last