Jimmy has a diecast metal car that is a scale model of an actual race car. If the actual length of the car is 10 feet 6 inches a

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Mkey [24]

3 years ago

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Jimmy has a diecast metal car that is a scale model of an actual race car. If the actual length of the car is 10 feet 6 inches a

nd the model has a length of 7 inches, what is the scale factor of the model to the actual car?

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kirill115 [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-21T12:08:26+03:00

kirill115 [55]3 years ago

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The scale factor would be -8 because...

126 inches / 7 inches = 8 inches.

Because the car is bigger than the scale, it would be a negative scale factor.