document.write( "Question 1133402: Need help with this problem, not sure how to set it up. You have been asked to build a scale model of your school out of toothpicks. Imagine your school is 30 feet tall. Your scale is 1 ft:1.26 cm. If a toothpick is 6.3 cm tall, how many toothpicks tall will your model be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #750631 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The scale factor in terms of units is: \n" ); document.write( "[ cm / ft ] and \n" ); document.write( "[ cm/ft ] x [ ft ] = [ cm ] \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "[ cm / [ cm/ 1 toothpick ]] = [ number of toothpicks ] \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "6 toothpicks tall\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |