Question

An exhibit at Tabu World Square in Japan includes a scale model of the Empire State Building. The model was built using a scale of 1 m : 25 m. The height of the actual Empire State Building is 443.2 meters. What is the height of the model? Round your answer to the nearest thousanths place.

Answer 1

The scale is 1 m : 25 m.
The actual height = 443.2 m

Therefore the scaled height is 443.2/25 = 17.7280 m

Answer: 17.728 m (nearest thousandth)