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The Cutty Sark is a famous clipper ship (look it up)! A Cutty Sark model kit advertises a scale ratio of 1: 78, a length of 45 inches, and a height of 26 inches.

A. How long was the Cutty Sark, according to this model kit?
B. How tall was the Cutty Sark, according to this model kit?

User KeepAlive
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Answer:

A. Cutty Sark length is 3510

B. Cutty Sark height is 2028

Explanation:

The ratio represents how many units are of one kind every another kind.

In this case , a Cutty Sark model kit advertises a scale ratio of 1: 78, that means that this model is 78 time smaller that the real ship. So if the model has a length of 45 inches, and a height of 26 inches, the Cutty Sark is 78 times bigger. We get the real measures multiplying the length and height of the model by 78.

Cutty Sark length=45 inches x 78=3510

Cutty Sark height=26 inches x 78=2028

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