SOLUTION: A car is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. A model of the same car is 9 inches long. What is the width of the model of the car if the model is a dilation of the car?

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Question 1137074: A car is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. A model of the same car is 9 inches long. What is the width of the model of the car if the model is a dilation of the car?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the proportion

25%2F6 = 9%2Fx,


where x stands for unknown width of the model in inches.


From the proportion find


    x = %286%2A9%29%2F25 inches = 54%2F25 inches = 24%2F25 inches = 2.16 inches.     ANSWER

Notice that although the dimensions "feet" and "inches" are different, the way on how I construct this proportion, works correctly.


Solved.

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