SOLUTION: A wooden model galleon is built using a 1:90 scale. The length of the model is 520 millimeters and the height is 615 millimeters. Solve the proportions to find the actual length
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: A wooden model galleon is built using a 1:90 scale. The length of the model is 520 millimeters and the height is 615 millimeters. Solve the proportions to find the actual length and height of the galleon.
This question is from textbook California Middle School Mathematics Concepts and Skills
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1:90 scale simply means that one unit of measure on the model represents 90 of the same unit in real life. So the galleon is really 90 X 520 = 46800mm, or 46.80 meters in length. The height is then 90 X 615 = 55350mm, or 55.35 meters high.
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