tom's garage is 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide. he wants to build a scale model of his garage for his sons play cars. tom wants the scale model to be 9 inches tall. how wide should the scale model be

The architect's side view drawing of a saltbox-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. the support post is 8 ft tall. the distance from the front of the house to the support post is less than the distance from the post to the back of the house. how far from the front of the house is the support post positioned?