document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373449>Question 373449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Roberto built a model racecar that is 3 inches long and has a scale of 0.5inches = 2 feet. he determined that the real car must be 3•2 or 6 feet long. is this correct? explain  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, he is not correct.  Set up a proportion,<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5 inches is to 2 feet as 3 inches is to x feet...we can write this as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now cross multiply and solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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