Angelique is building a model of her home. Her house is 24 feet tall, and the home in her model is 8 inches tall. She wants to add figurines to her model to represent her family. Her brother is 5 feet tall. How many inches tall is the figurine in the model that represents her brother?

We have that Her house is -----------------------24 feet tall Her model is----------------------- 8 inches tall The inch is a unit of length used primarily in the imperial and U.S. customary measurement systems, representing 1/12 of a foot  in =ft * 12.000 24 feet=12*24=288 inches Her house is -----------------------288 inches tall Her model is----------------------- 8 inches tall   288/8=36 scale of reduction Her brother is 5 feet tall The figurine in the model that represents her brother  (5/36)=0.138889 feet 0.138889*12=1.67 inches