When you sketch a figure of an adult male, it is recommended that the head be $\frac{1}{8}$ of the total height. If the full drawn height of a 6-foot man is 16 inches, how many inches should the drawing of his head be from top to bottom?
It doesn't matter how tall the man actually is. We are told that the head should be $1/8$ of the total height, so $(1/8)(16) = \boxed{2}$.