A train car is 16 feet long. What is the model length if 3 inches = 8 feet

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asked Mar 9, 2020 58.8k views

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Dan Knights · Answer 1 · 2020-03-13T15:31:22+0000

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Step-by-step explanation:

We are told that

3 inches = 8 feet

so we can multiply both sides by 2 to get

6 inches = 16 feet

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or you can solve the proportion below for x

3/8 = x/16

3*16 = 8*x .... cross multiply

48 = 8x

8x = 48

x = 48/8 .... divide both sides by 8

x = 6