SOLUTION: The scale for a model train is 5/8 inch = 2 feet, if the actual length of the train carriage is 40 feet, what is the length of the carriage model in inches
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Question 888350: The scale for a model train is 5/8 inch = 2 feet, if the actual length of the train carriage is 40 feet, what is the length of the carriage model in inches
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
set up a ratio:
Multiply both sides by
The model is 12.5 inches long
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