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Martina bought a 2 : 128 scale model car. The car is 3.05 inches long. What is the length of the actual car it’s modeled after?

A. 0.05 inches
B. 0.19 inches
C. 6.10 inches
D. 195.20 inches

User Gamozzii
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Final answer:

The length of the actual car modeled after the scale model is 195.20 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the length of the actual car, we need to use the scale ratio and the length of the model car. The scale is given as 2 : 128, which means that the model car is 2 units long for every 128 units of the actual car. Since the model car is 3.05 inches long, we can set up the following proportion:



2 units / 128 units = 3.05 inches / x inches



Cross-multiplying, we get 2x = (3.05)(128),



x = (3.05)(128) / 2 = 195.2 inches.



Therefore, the length of the actual car it’s modeled after is 195.20 inches (D).

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