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A scale model of an airplane has a wingspan of 8 inches (in.). In real life, the same airplane has a wingspan of 32 feet (ft). What is the scale of the model to real life?

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The ratio would be 8 inches to 384 inches. You can write it as 8/384. If you simplify it, it would be 1/48.
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