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Trevor Linden, a former player for the Vancouver Canucks, is 1.93 m tall. On a hockey card, he is 5.4 cm tall. What scale was used to print the hockey card?

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Answer:

scale used to print the hockey card is 27/965

scale used to print the hockey card in decimal is 1/35.74

Explanation:

we know that in scale problems

scale is used in drawing to enlarge or reduce size of object by a certain amount

scale = size of object in drawing/ actual size of object

Height of trevor = 1.93 m

we know that 1 m = 100 cm

Height of trevor in cm = 1.93 m*100 = 193 cm (actual size)

(this is done so that unit of measurement is same for card and trevor's height i.e cm)

Trevor's card on hockey card = 5.4 cm(size in drawing)

scale used = Trevor's card on hockey card /Height of trevor in cm

= 5.4/193 = 54/ 1930 = 27/965

scale used to print the hockey card is 27/965

scale used to print the hockey card in decimal is 1/35.74

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