Question

A toy car was created using a scale factor of 1:12. If the wheels on the actual car are 16 inches, what are they on the model car

Answer 1

The wheels are 1.33 inches on model car

Solution:

Given that,

A toy car was created using a scale factor of 1 : 12

Wheels on the actual car are 16 inches

To find: Wheels of car on model

Let "x" be the wheels of car on model

Scale factor is 1 : 12

1 : 12

x : 16

Thus we get a proportion as,

`(1)/(12) = (x)/(16)`

Cross multiply to get value of "x"

`1 * 16 = x * 12\\\\16 = 12x\\\\x = (16)/(12)\\\\x = 1.33`

Thus the wheels are 1.33 inches on model car