Jerry has a miniature model of a boat. He knows that the model is 3 3/4 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches long. What is the actual le

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ngth of the boat if the actual width is 15 feet

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mylen [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-02T13:46:12+03:00

Answer:

22 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Change 15 feet into inches using the conversion

1 foot = 12 inches, thus

15 ft = 15 × 12 = 180 inches

scale factor = 180 ÷ 3.75 = 48

Thus the actual dimensions of the boat are 48 times the model.

actual length = 48 × 5.5 = 264 inches = 264 ÷ 12 = 22 feet