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A science museum has a scale model of a ladybug. In the model, 50 cm represents 9 mm. The length of a model is 1 meter. How long is the actual ladybug?

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100 centimeters = 1 meter.
50 centimeters = 9 millimeters
1 meter = 18 millimeters.
18 millimeters is the final length and final answer.
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