SOLUTION: "You purchase a scale model of a train. The model states that the scale is 1 inch: 5.4 feet. The actual height of the train is 13.5 feet, how tall is the model?"

Question 816856: "You purchase a scale model of a train. The model states that the scale is 1 inch: 5.4 feet. The actual height of the train is 13.5 feet, how tall is the model?"
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m/r = (1 inch * (1/12) ft/inch ) / (5.4 ft)
m/r = (1/12 ft) / (5.4 ft)
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m/r = (1/12 ft) / (5.4 ft)
m/13.5 = (1/12 ft) / (5.4 ft)
m = (13.5 ft)(1/12 ft) / (5.4 ft)
m = (13.5)(1/12)/(5.4)
m = 0.2083333 ft
m = (0.2083333 ft)*(12 inch/ft)
m = 2.5 in
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the model is 2.5 inches high
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