An architect makes a model of a new house. The model shows a tile patio in the backyard. In the model, each tile has a length 1/2in and 1/6in. The actual tiles have length 2/3ft and 2/9ft. What is the ratio of the length of a tile in the model to the length of actual tile? What is the ratio of the area of tile in the model to the area of an actual tile?

Ratio of the lengths = 1 : 16 and 1 : 15.71

Ratio of the Area = 1 : 251.29

Step-by-step explanation:

Model = 1/2in and 1/6in.

Actual = 2/3ft and 2/9ft.

1 ft = 12 inches

2/3 ft = 8 inches

2/9 ft = 2.67 inches

Model = 0.5 inches and 0.17 inches

Actual = 8 inches and 2.67 inches

Ratio

0.5 : 8 and 0.17 : 2.67

= 0.5 / 8 and 0.17 / 2.67

= 1 / 16 and 1 / 15.71

= 1 : 16 and 1 : 15.71

Area of the tile in the model = length × width

= (0.5 × 0.17) inches

= 0.085 inches

Area of the actual tile = length × width

= (8 × 2.67) inches

= 21.36 inches

Ratio of the area

0.085 : 21.36

= 0.085 / 21.36

= 1 : 251.29

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!