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  • 11-06-2020
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Please help!!!
a boat measures 40m long and 10m wide.
a scale model of the boat measures 50cm long.
what is the scale factor of the model?

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hitman12131976 hitman12131976
  • 11-06-2020

Answer:

1 : 80

Step-by-step explanation:

So you want to check Length of model : Length of real boat

50 cm : 40 m

But since the units don't match, make 40 m into 4000 cm

50 cm : 4000 cm

Divide both sides by 50 and you get

1 : 80

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