document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793305>Question 793305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Andy is building a model train. The real train has a wheel diameter of 33 inches, a length of 20 feet, a width of 10 feet, and a height of 12 feet. If his model has a wheel diameter of 3 inches, what does the length need to be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "33 inches : 3 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 : 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Actual length : Model length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 inches : 21.81 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are dividing the actual dimension<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 11, after you convert both to the same units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "namely, inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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