Question

Melinda made a scale model of an airplane. In the scale model, the length of the wingspan is 8 inches. The length of the wingspan of the actual airplane is 56 feet in length. Which scale did melinda usr to create the scale model of the airplane?​

Answer 1

Answer: 1 inch =7 feet  

Step-by-step explanation:

Scale factor = $\dfrac{Image \ size}{original \ size}$

The length of the wingspan in model is 8 inches.

The length of the wingspan of the actual airplane is 56 feet in length.

Scale factor = $\dfrac{56}{8}=7\text{ feet per inch}$

i.e. 1 inch of model gives 7 actual feet.

Required Scale: 1 inch=7 feet