The Empire State Building in New York City is 1250 feet tall. It took 30,000 workers only 1 year and 45 days to build, which is a record for a skyscraper. On a scale model of the building, the height is 25 inches.What is the scale of the Empire State Building model?
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Answer:Step-by-step explanation:1250 feet *12 inches per foot : 25 inches 15000 inches : 25 inchesScale = 600:1 in other words 600 inches of the building represents 1 inch of the model.If you want the scale to be feet of building per inch of the model, then don't multiply by 121250 feet : 25 inches25 feet of building: 1 inch of the model.