Question

Trevor Linden, a former player for the Vancouver Canucks, is 1.93 m tall. On a hockey card, he is 5.4 cm tall. What scale was used to print the hockey card?

Answer 1

Answer:

scale  used to print the hockey card is 27/965

scale  used to print the hockey card in decimal  is 1/35.74

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that in scale problems

scale is used in drawing to enlarge or reduce size of object by a certain amount

scale = size of object in drawing/ actual size of object

Height of trevor = 1.93 m

we know that  1 m = 100 cm

Height of trevor in cm = 1.93 m*100 = 193 cm (actual size)

(this is done so that unit of measurement is same for card and trevor's height i.e cm)

Trevor's card on hockey card = 5.4 cm(size in drawing)

scale used = Trevor's card on hockey card /Height of trevor in cm

                    = 5.4/193 = 54/ 1930 = 27/965

scale  used to print the hockey card is 27/965

scale  used to print the hockey card in decimal  is 1/35.74