document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207607>Question 207607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A toy manufacturer produces model cars which are similar in every way to the actual cars.  If the ratio of the door area of the model to the door area of the car is 1:2500, find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ratio of the capacites of their petrol tanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #156995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=156995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First find the linear scale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told two areas are scaled at 1:2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know area is measured in squared linear dimension.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO, what is the sqaureroot of 2500?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the linear scale is 1:50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you are asked about 'capacity of the petrol tanks'. That is a volume. And volume are in cubic dimensions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the scale needs to be cubed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "wow </SPAN>\n" );
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