SOLUTION: Section 5-4 A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of a plane is about 40cm long, what is the model's wingspan?

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: Section 5-4
A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of a plane is about 40cm long, what is the model's wingspan?
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of a plane is about 40cm long, what is the model's wingspan?
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Proportion:
x/40 = 195/230
x = 33.91 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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