Jacob saw a model of a building that will be built in his city. The model has a height of 40 centimeters and will be built to a scale of 1:50. What is the actual height of the building? (1 m = 100 cm)

Respuesta :

Answer:

20 m

Step-by-step explanation:

1/50 = 40/x

Cross multiply.

1 × x = 50 × 40

x = 2000

2000 cm × (1 m)/(100 cm) = 20 m

Answer: 20 m