document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614729>Question 614729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If an airplane in a 1 inch.: 4 feet scale drawing is 5 inches long, how long is the actual airplane? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ft/5in = 4ft/1 in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x ft = 5(4/1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20 ft (length of the plane)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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