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Jim is building a model airplane. The scale is 1 in: 40 ft. The actual wingspan of the plane is 211 feet. How long will wings of the model be?

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Since the actual wingspan is 211 feet, I took that and divided it by 40 (since that would be the ratio) and got 5.275. So, the model plane would be 5.275 inches.
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