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A model car has a length of 7.25 inches. The actual car is 14.5 feet long. What is the scale of the model car?
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A model car has a length of 7.25 inches. The actual car is 14.5 feet long. What is the scale of the model car?
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2021-07-31T05:48:49+00:00
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Answer:
1:24
Step-by-step explanation:
Convert inches to feet, 7.25 inches is 0.604 feet.
0.604:14.5 needs to become 1:something, so set up 0.604/14.5 = 1/x
Solve for x now by dividing 14.5 by 0.604. You get 24 for x, so the answer is 1:24 scale!