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A collector of scale models of ships wants to know the length of a 1/108 scale model of a ship that was 216 feet in length. Find the length of the scale model.

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The scale model is by 1/108

The actual ship was 216 feet

The scale model = 216 * 1/108 = 2 feet.

Scale model = 2 feet
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It would be 2 foot. To find the answer decide the real life size by the scale factor. Hope this helped!
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