SOLUTION: A 1 : 32 scale model kit of a WWII fighter airplane, the Spitfire Mk. I, has a 16.5-in. wingspan. How many feet wide is the wingspan of the real plane?

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Question 1065549: A 1 : 32 scale model kit of a WWII fighter airplane, the Spitfire Mk. I, has a 16.5-in. wingspan. How many feet wide is the wingspan of the real plane?
Answer by ikleyn(52866)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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32 times 16.5 in = 32*16.5 = 528 in = 44 ft.


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