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Sam is building a model of an antique car. The scale of his model to the actual car is 1:10. His model is 12 1 2 inches long. How long is the actual car? The length of the actual car is inches.

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The scaled model has a length of 12 1/2 inches = 12.5 inches.
Because the actual car is scaled up by 10, its length is
10 * 12.5 = 125 inches

Answer: The length of the actual car is 125 inches.
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