Question

In the gift shop of the History of Flight museum, Elisa bought a kit to make a model of a jet airplane. The actual plane is 27 feet long with a wingspan of 18 feet. If the finished model will be 13.5 inches long, what will the wingspan be?

Answer 1

The length of the wingspan of the finished model based on the dimensions of the kit is 0.75 feet

Given:

Kit

Plane = 27 feet

wingspan = 18 feet

Model:

Plane = 13.5 inches

Wingspan = x feet

convert 13.5 inches to feet

1 feet = 12 inches

13.5 inches = 1.125 feet

So,

equate Ratio of plane to wingspan

27 : 18 = 1.125 : x

27/18 = 1.125 / x

cross product

27 × x = 18 × 1.125

27x = 20.25

x = 20.25/27

x = 0.75 feet

Therefore, the length of the wingspan of the finished model based on the dimensions of the kit is 0.75 feet

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