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John is building his daughter a doll house that is a miniature model of their house. The front of their house has a circular window with a diameter of 5 feet. If the scale factor for the model house is 1/30, make a sketch of the circular doll house window.

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Answer:see the procedureStep-by-step explanation:we know thatThe scale factor of the model is 1/30That means ----> 1 unit in the model represent 30 units in the actualsousing proportionFind out how much represent 5 ft in the modelConvert feet to inchesRemember that[tex]1\ ft=12\ in[/tex]so[tex]5\ ft=5(12)=60\ in[/tex]Letx -----> the diameter of the circular window in the model house in inches[tex]\frac{1}{30}=\frac{x}{60}\\\\x=\frac{60}{30}\ in[/tex]Simplify[tex]2\ in[/tex]thereforeThe diameter of the circular window in the model house is 2 inchessee the attached figure to better understand the problem