A scale model of a national monument is 25 inches high, with a base length of 5 inches.
The height of the real monument is 550 feet. What is the base length of the real monument?
A scale model: 25 inches high with a base length of 5 inches, the real monument: 550 feet high with a base length of x feet⇒ 25:5=550:x 5*550=25x⇒x=2750/25 x=110