SOLUTION: A car is 4.3m long and 1.72m wide. If a toy model of the car is 2.6cm long, calculate the width of the model.

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Question 1187113: A car is 4.3m long and 1.72m wide. If a toy model of the car is 2.6cm long, calculate the width of the model.
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
to ratio is to =>
toy model of the car is long





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or this way: , convert all to








Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A car is 4.3m long and 1.72m wide. If a toy model of the car is 2.6cm long, calculate the width of the model.
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            The setup and the solution by @MathLover1,  including her answer,  are totally wrong.

            I came to bring a correct solution. 


Use the proportion


     = .


From the proportion, find


    x =  = 1.04.


ANSWER.  The width of the model is 1.04 cm.

Solved.

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