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An airplane is 180 feet

long. Blake makes a
scale model of the
airplane at 1:60 of its
actual size. How long is
the model?​

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Answer: 3 feet

Step-by-step explanation: First, since the model is scaled down from the airplane, we set the ratio as 1:60=x:180, or in fraction form 1/60=x/180. Solving for x, we find that x=3.

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