Question

Tadashi purchases a model car that is in the ratio 1:10. He finds out the actual car is 1.4 m tall and 3.5 m long. What are the dimensions of his model car in centimeters?

The model is __________ cm tall and __________ cm long.

Answer 1

The car is 1.4m (140 cm) tall and 3.5 (350 cm) long.

Take 1/10 (1:10) of each of those numbers.

The model is 14 cm tall and 35 cm long.