document.write( "Question 218852: An HO scale model railroad engine is 6 inches long. If the HO scale is 1 to 87, how long is a real caboose, in inches? and in feet? \n" ); document.write( "
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An HO scale model railroad engine is 6 inches long.
\n" ); document.write( "If the HO scale is 1 to 87, how long is a real caboose, in inches? and in feet?
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\n" ); document.write( "x/6\" = 87/1
\n" ); document.write( "x = 522\" (length of caboose in inches)
\n" ); document.write( "522/12 = 43.5 ft (length of the caboose in feet)
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