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\n" ); document.write( "A car is 4.3m long and 1.72m wide. If a toy model of the car is 2.6cm long, calculate the width of the model.
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document.write( "Use the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion, find\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 1.04.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The width of the model is 1.04 cm.\r\n" );
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