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Jimmy has a diecast metal car that is a scale model of an actual race car. If the actual length of the car is 10 feet 6 inches and the model has a length of 7 inches, what is th…

Jimmy has a diecast metal car that is a scale model of an actual race car. If the actual length of the car is 10 feet 6 inches and the model has a length of 7 inches, what is th…
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Jimmy has a diecast metal car that is a scale model of an actual race car. If the actual length of the car is 10 feet 6 inches and the model has a length of 7 inches, what is the scale factor of the model to the actual car?

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10 feet 6 inches = 126 inches. Length of the car is 126 inches and the model length is 7 inches.
126 : 7 = 18
The scale factor of the model to the actual car is 1 : 18.
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