Question

The length of a boat is 10.8 metres. Boris buys a scale model of the boat. The scale of the model is 1/18 Work out the length of the scale model of the boat. Give answer in centimetres

Answer 1

Answer: 60 cm

Explanation:

The actual length of the boat is 10.8 meters.

The scale model length is 1/18 of the actual boat.

Length of scale model will therefore be:

= 10.8 * 1/18

= 0.6 meters

A meter is 100 centimeters.

= 0.6 * 100

= 60 cm