Question

A toy jeep is 12 1/2 inches long while an actual jeep measures 18 3/4 feet long. What is the value of the ratio of the length of the toy jeep to the length of the actual jeep? What does the ratio mean in this situation?

Answer 1

A toy jeep is 12 1/2 inches
Actual jeep is 18 ¾ feet long
before we determine the ratio, let’s convert first each size into the same unit of measure and decimal points

=> 12 ½ = 25/2
=> 12.5 inches
=> 18 ¾ = 75/4
=> 18.75 feet
Now, let’s convert feet to inches to know the ratio
=> 1 foot = 12 inches
=> 12.5 inches : 225 inches
=> 225 / 12.5
=> 18 inches
thus in every 1 inch of toy car represents 1.5 feet of actual car.