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A model stature is 5 in wide. If it was built with a scale of 1 in: 2 ft, then how wide is the real statue?

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User Arbis
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Scale factor

  • 1in=2ft

Width of model=5in

Width of structure

  • 5(2)
  • 10ft
User Jitendra Pawar
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Answer:

10 ft.

Explanation:

Scale ⇒ 1 in. : 2 ft.

  • 1 in. : 2ft. = 5 in. : x ft. [x is the width of the real statue]
  • 1/2 = 5/x
  • x = 5 × 2
  • x = 10 ft.
User Amit Bhardwaj
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