document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530913>Question 530913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ``Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sam is building a model of an car. the scale of his model to the actual car is 1:10. his model is 18 1/2 inches long. how long is the actual car?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=350256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A scale of 1:10 means that 1 inch on the model = 10 inches on the real object.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the model is 18 1/2 inches, then the actual vehicle is 180 + 5 = 185 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "185 inches / 12 inches per ft = 15 ft  5 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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