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Terrance is making a scale model of a

car that is 16 feet long. He is using the
scale 1 inch = 2.5 feet. How long is
Terrance's model?

Terrance is making a scale model of a car that is 16 feet long. He is using the scale-example-1
User Thales
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Answer:

6.4 inches

Explanation:

We are going to have to use ratio's here. We know that 1 inch = 2.5 feet and we know that Terrance is making a scale model of a car that is 16 feet long. We need to work out the length of the car in inches so,

1 inches = 2.5 feet

? inches = 16 feet

→ We are going to divide 16 by 2.5 and then multiply that answer by 1 to get our result so

16 ÷ 2.5 = 6.4

6.4 × 1 = 6.4

The final answer is 6.4 inches

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