SOLUTION: Need help with this problem, not sure how to set it up. You have been asked to build a scale model of your school out of toothpicks. Imagine your school is 30 feet tall. Your scale

Question 1133402: Need help with this problem, not sure how to set it up. You have been asked to build a scale model of your school out of toothpicks. Imagine your school is 30 feet tall. Your scale is 1 ft:1.26 cm. If a toothpick is 6.3 cm tall, how many toothpicks tall will your model be?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The scale factor in terms of units is:
[ cm / ft ] and
[ cm/ft ] x [ ft ] = [ cm ]
cm
and
[ cm / [ cm/ 1 toothpick ]] = [ number of toothpicks ]

6 toothpicks tall

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