how do I make something to scale?

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how do I make something to scale?

my son is making a project for school, a red pyramid, he has to make it to scale. Its 722 ft. in diameter and 343 ft. high. If the base is 15 in. in diameter, how high would it have to be?

2007-02-26 12:56:30 · 2 answers · asked by Tom C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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722/15= 48.13

343/48.13= 7.125 inches

2007-02-26 13:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Hi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Depends what scale you want to use. In miniatures you use 1" =1 ft 1/2" = 1 ft
or 1/4" = 1 ft. I think you will need to go with 1/4 "
but with what ever scale all measurement must be in the same scale. If you are looking for construction sugar cubes work great or blocks of Styrofoam

2007-02-26 13:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by lakelover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋