Question

1. In a scale drawing of Sheikra, a designeruses a scale of 1 inch = 16 feet. What isthe height of the roller coaster in thedrawing?

Answer 1

Given the conversion rate to be

$1\text{ inch = 16 f}eet$

The roller coaster has a height of 200ft,therefore

$\begin{gathered} 1\text{ inch= 16 ft} \\ x\text{ inches= 200ft} \\ by\text{ cross multiplying,we will have} \\ 16\times x=200 \\ 16x=200 \\ \frac{16x}{16}=\frac{200}{16} \\ x=12.5\text{ inches} \end{gathered}$

Hence,

The coaster height = 12.5 inches