Question

An amusement park is building a scale model of an airplane for a 3D ride. The real airplane measures 220 feet, 6 inches from nose to tail. The amusement park plans to make the ride 36 feet, 9 inches long. If the wingspan of the real plane is 176.5 feet, how long in inches should the wingspan on the ride be? (1 foot =12 inches)

Answer 1

To find the wingspan on the ride, you need to determine the scale factor between the real airplane and the model. The wingspan on the ride should be 441.25 inches long.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the length of the wingspan on the ride, we need to determine the scale factor between the real airplane and the model.

The real airplane has a wingspan of 176.5 feet and the ride will be 36 feet, 9 inches long.

First, convert the length of the ride to inches by multiplying 36 feet by 12 inches per foot and adding 9 inches, giving us a total length of 441 inches.

Next, find the scale factor by dividing the length of the ride by the length of the real airplane:

441 inches / 176.5 feet = 2.5 inches per foot.

Finally, multiply the wingspan of the real airplane (176.5 feet) by the scale factor (2.5 inches per foot) to find the wingspan on the ride:

176.5 feet * 2.5 inches per foot = 441.25 inches.