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A model car is made to a scale of 2 to 25. if the model is 15in. long, how long is the actual car?

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2 inches of the model - 25 inches of the actual car
15 inches of the model - x inches of the actual car


(2)/(25)=(15)/(x) \\ 2x=25 * 15 \\ 2x=375 \\ x=187.5

The actual car is 187.5 inches long.
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