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If an airplane in a 2 in : 5 ft scale drawing is 10 inches long , how long is the actual airplane?

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Answer:

25?

Explanation:

1=2.5

2 = 5

3=7.5

10=25

User Foxontherock
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Answer:

The actual airplane is 25 ft long

Explanation:

Scaling

Objects can be represented in a reduced or augmented size by using scaling which is basically multiplying or dividing by a constant factor.

The scale used to draw an airplane is:

2 in = 5 ft

The scale factor is, then:

5 ft / 2 in = 2.5 ft/in

The actual airplane's length can be obtained by multiplying the scaled size by the scale factor:

10 * 2.5 = 25 ft

The actual airplane is 25 ft long

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