SOLUTION: The locomotive car of a train is 40 feet long. Bill wants to build a model train scaled down by a factor of L = 1/110. How long should his model locomotive car be? Give your answer

Question 924602: The locomotive car of a train is 40 feet long. Bill wants to build a model train scaled down by a factor of L = 1/110. How long should his model locomotive car be? Give your answer in inches.
part 2:
If a full size train travels 55 miles in one hour, how far should Bill's model train travel in one hour? Give your answer in yards.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
40 feet * 12 inches/foot = 480 in
model length = 480 / 110 = 4.36 inches
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55 miles/hour * 5280 feet/mile * 1/3 yard/foot = 96800 yards/hour
model speed = 96800 / 110 = 880 yards/hour
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