Question

The scale of a model boat is 1 cm to 4.5 meters. If the real boat is 63 meters, what is the length, in cm, of the model boat?

A) 1.4 cm
B) 7 cm
C) 14 cm
D) 280 cm

Answer 1

The length of the model boat is 14 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the length of the model boat, we need to use the scale factor. The scale of the model boat is 1 cm to 4.5 meters, which can be written as 1 cm : 4.5 m. The real boat is 63 meters. We can set up a proportion to find the length of the model boat: (1 cm / 4.5 m) = (x cm / 63 m).

Cross-multiplying, we get x cm = (1 cm / 4.5 m) * 63 m = 14 cm.

Therefore, the length of the model boat is 14 cm.