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A model robot uses the scale 1 inch : 2 feet. If the model robot was 5 inches tall, the real robot would be __ feet tall​

User Gafar
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Answer:

10 inches

Explanation:

because 1 in= 2 ft
we can multiply 5 by 2 which is 10

your answer is 10 ft tall.

User Bertrand Miot
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Answer: 10 feet

The ratios:

1 inch : 2 feet

5 inch : x feet

Finding x:

1 * 5 = 5

2 * 5 = 10

The real robot would be 10 feet tall.

User Isaac Weathers
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