On the scale drawing of a car, the length from bumper to bumper is 6 inches. The car’s actual length, from bumper to bumper, is

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16 feet. How many inches would be used to represent an actual length on the car of 10 feet? Explain or show your reasoning.

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prohojiy [21] · Answer 1 · 2023-08-08T06:50:54+03:00

Answer: x = 3.75 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

We will set up a proportion to solve.

$\displaystyle \frac{6 \text{ inches}}{16 \text{ feet}} =\frac{x \text{ inches}}{10 \text{ feet}}$

Now, we will cross multiply, simplify and isolate the variable to solve your math problem.

6 * 10 = 16 * x

60 = 16x

3.75 = x

x = 3.75 inches

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