Question

Tom has a scale model of his car. The scale factor is 12. If the actual car has 16-inch wheels, what size are the wheels on the scale model?

Answer 1

Answer:The scale is 1:12, and the actual car has 16-in wheels.

Explanation:

So the setup would be a proportion:

1 over 12=x over 16

Then cross-multiply

12x=16

Divide by 12

X=16/12

=4/3 or 1 and 1/3 in. wheels on the model car.