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16 September, 17:03

The Willis Tower is 1450 feet tall. Jeff

wanted to make a scale model for his

class project, but his mother's car can

hold only a 36 in. tall model. What scale

factor should Jeff use to create his

model?

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  1. 16 September, 17:42
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    something smaller than 1/483.33, possibly 1/500

    Step-by-step explanation:

    For the model to fit into the car, the scale must be less than ...

    (3 ft) / (1450 ft) = 1/483.33

    It might be convenient for Jeff to use a scale factor of 1 : 500. This would result in a model ...

    (1450 ft) / 500 · (12 in/ft) = 34.8 in

    leaving about 1.2 inches of clearance in his mother's car.
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