17 because a constant term a quantity having a fixed value that does not. change or vary, such as a number.
Marie has a small copy of Rene margrittes famous painting. The Schoolmasters. Her copy has dimensions of 2 inches by 1.5 inches. The scale of her copy is 1 inch:40 cm What is the dimensions of the original painting?
Every 1 inch on her copy is the same as 40 cm on the original.
You just have to multiply by 40 and convert to centimetres.
2 x 40 = 80
1.5 x 40 = 60
So the original painting is:
80cm by 60cm
<span>We use ratio and proportion to solve each of these:
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</span><span>1.
The scale of a map is 1 in = 19.5 mi map: ________ in actual: 9.5 mi
</span><span>1 in / 19.5 mi = x in / 9.5 mi, x = 0.487 in
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</span><span>2.
The scale of a map is 7 in = 16 mi map: 4.9 in actual: ______ mi
</span><span>7 in / 16 mi = 4.9 in / x mi, x = 11.2 mi
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</span><span>3. The
scale factor for a model is 5 cm = ________ m Model : 72.5 cm actual:
165.3 m
</span><span>5 cm / x m = 72.5 cm / 165.3 m, x = 11.4 m
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</span><span>4. The scale of a map is 1 in = 9.6 mi map: ________ in actual:
34.7 mi
</span><span>1 in / 9.6 mi = x in / 34.7 mi, x = 3.62 in
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</span><span>5. The scale of a map is 1 ft = 9.6 mi map: ________ ft actual:
38.4 mi
</span><span>1 ft / 9.6 mi = x ft / 38.4 mi, x = 4 ft
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</span><span>6. The scale factor for a model is 5 cm = ________ m Model :
22.4 cm actual: 155.2 m
</span><span>5 cm / x m = 22.4 cm / 155.2 m, x = 34.64 m
</span><span>
</span><span>7. The scale of a map is 5 in = 10 mi map: 8.7
in actual: ______ mi
</span><span>5 in / 10 mi = 8.7 in / x mi, x = 17.4 mi
</span><span>
</span><span>8. The scale of a map is 1 in = 13.5 mi map:
________ in actual: 65.9 mi
</span><span>1 in / 13.5 mi = x in / 65.9 mi, x = 4.88 in
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</span><span>9. The scale factor for a model is 5 cm =
________ m Model : 61.5 cm actual: 143.2 m
</span><span>5 cm / x m = 61.5 / 143.2 m, x = 11.64 m
</span><span>
</span><span>10. The scale factor for a
model is 5 cm = ________ m Model : 29.7 cm actual: 179.5 m
</span><span>5 cm / x m = 29.7 cm / 179.5 m, x = 30.22 m
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