Ascale model of a building is 2 inches tall. if the building is 24 feet tall, find the scale of the model. a. 1in: 20ft c. 2 in: 25ft b. 1ft: 50in d. 1 in: 12ft .

Option d. 1 in: 12 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

A scale model of building is 2 inches tall. If the building is 24 feet tall then we have to find the scale of the model.

Since scale of the model is represented by the ratio of size of scale model and size of original building

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Therefore, Scale of the model is 1 inch : 12 ft.

d. 1 in: 12ft  

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there! The scale of a model is the ratio of the length in a model to the length on the real thing. Then, in this case, the scale of the model is (2 inches)/(24 feet) = 1 inch/12 feet or 1 inch: 12 feet.