Question

The length of a hybrid car is 174 inches. What would the length of a scale model of this car if the scale used is 1 inch : 1 foot?

Answer 1

scale factor is

1 inch -> 1 foot

174 inch -> 174 ×1 = 174 feet

so length of scaled model of car would be 174 feet

Answer 2

By dividing 174 by 12, you find the real car is 14.5 feet long. If the scale model used a scale of 1 in:1 ft, the model would be 14.5 inches long.