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Mount Rushmore is a sculpture that was carved using a model with a scale of 1 in :1 ft. If the model of George Washington’s face was 5 ft, how tall was the face on the actual sculpture? a. 5 ft c. 60 ft b. 40 ft d. 72 ft

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I'm not sure I think it's A

The face on the actual sculpture of George Washington’s is 60 feet .

What is scale factor?

The scale factor is a measure for similar figures, who look the same but have different scales or measures. Suppose, two circle looks similar but they could have varying radii. The scale factor states the scale by which a figure is bigger or smaller than the original figure.  

According to the question

Mount Rushmore is a sculpture that was carved using a model with a scale factor of 1 in = 1 ft.  

As we know

1 feet = 12 inches  

i.e

Scale factor is 12  for sculpture .

Now,

The model of George Washington’s face was 5 ft

As Scale factor is 12

So, the face on the actual sculpture

5 * 12 = 60 feet

Hence, the face on the actual sculpture of George Washington’s is 60 feet .

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