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2.) The local museum has a scale model of a T-REX dinosaur. The scale is 1 inch for the model = 4 feet of a real T-REX. What is the height of the museum's model in inches? Fact: T-REX's were approximately 20 feet tall.

Respuesta :

Given :

The scale of the model is : 1 inch = 4 feet

The height of the actual T-Rex = 20 feet

Let the height of the model = x

Using the ratio and the proportional

so,

[tex]\begin{gathered} x\colon20=1\colon4 \\ \\ \frac{x}{20}=\frac{1}{4} \\ \\ x=20\cdot\frac{1}{4}=5 \end{gathered}[/tex]