Question

A model of an airplane is 19 in. long. The actual plane is 152 ft. long. What is the scale of the model?

Answer 1

1 in : 8 ft or 1 : 96

Explanation:

The scale is the ratio of model dimensions to actual dimensions:

19 in : 152 ft = 1 in : 8 ft = 1 in : 96 in = 1 : 96

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The scale can be expressed in mixed units as 1 in : 8 ft, or it can be expressed as the pure ratio 1 : 96.