A Titan rocket is 80 feet high. For his science project, Joe will build a scale model of the rocket. How tall will his model be if he uses the scale 1 inch = 5 feet?

1 Answer
May 1, 2018

16 inches

Explanation:

First find the ratio of the actual rocket size to the equivalent size for 1 inch (5 feet):

80 feet/5 feet = 16

Now, all we need to do is multiply that ratio by the scale that we are using:

16 * 1 inch = 16 inches