Question

tobey was making a train model using inches to represent the train's dimension in feet. he was using a scale factor of 1/4. if the real train was 26 feet long and 12 feet wide. what were the dimension of tobey's model?

Answer 1

Tobey's train model will have a length of 6.5 inches and a width of 3 inches.

Explanation:

The scale factor is the ratio at which an object is represented in a drawing or model.

In this case, the units of the model are inches and the scale factor is 1/4.

This means that 1 feet of the real train will be represented in 1/4 inches of the model.

If we have a length of 26 feet, that would be represented in 26*1/4=6.5 in the model.

If we have a width of 12 feet, that would be represented in 12*1/4=3 in the model.

Then, Tobey's train model will have a length of 6.5 inches and a width of 3 inches.