Question

Scarlet built a scale model of a ship, using the scale 3 : 32. The measurements of the model are given in the table. Dimension Measurement Length 17 inches Width 7 inches Height 5 inches Drag and drop the length of the scale model of the ship. Measurements are rounded to the nearest inch. Length of ship (in inches)

Answer 1

$\dfrac{\text{length of model}}{\text{length of ship}}=\dfrac{3}{32}\\\\\text{substitute}\\\\\dfrac{17}{x}=\dfrac{3}{32}\ \ \ |\text{cross multiply}\\\\3x=17\cdot32\\\\3x=544\ \ \ |:3\\\\x=\dfrac{544}{3}\approx181\ (in)$

Answer 2

Answer: 181

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