Suppose you are making a model of a boat. The boat is 720 inches long. If you are using the scale 1 inch : 15 inch, find the length of the model?

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Rachel
Apr 12, 2018

If the boat is #720# inches long, we need to find the length of the model

Let's use this ratio:

#(m o d e l)/(actual)# or #1/15#

#720 color(white)(.)cancel(actual)xx (1 color(white)(.) m o d el)/ (15color(white)(.) cancel(actual))#

#48# inches for the model

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