SOLUTION: A car is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. A model of the same car is 9 inches long. What is the width of the model of the car if the model is a dilation of the car?

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Question 1137074: A car is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. A model of the same car is 9 inches long. What is the width of the model of the car if the model is a dilation of the car?
Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the proportion

 = ,


where x stands for unknown width of the model in inches.


From the proportion find


    x =  inches =  inches =  inches = 2.16 inches.     ANSWER

Notice that although the dimensions "feet" and "inches" are different, the way on how I construct this proportion, works correctly.


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