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In an illustration of an ant, the length of the ant is 6.5 centimeters. The actual size of the ant is 1.3 centimeters. What is the scale of the illustration?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

6.5 / x = 1.3

multiply by x on each side to cancel it out

6.5 = 1.3x

/1.3 /1.3

x = 5

1.3 x 5 = 6.5

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