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?
To find the length of the head in the drawing, I need to find $\frac{1}{8}$ of the total height of the drawing. The total height of the drawing is 16 inches, so I can divide that by 8 to get the length of the head. To divide by 8, I can use long division or think of how many times 8 goes into 16. I know that 8 times 2 is 16, so 16 divided by 8 is 2. Therefore, the length of the head in the drawing should be 2 inches from top to bottom. 