SOLUTION: Chris has a miniature model of the boat that he is building. The length of the model is 4.5 inches and the height is 2 inches. If the length of the actual boat is 18 feet, what is

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Question 1188349: Chris has a miniature model of the boat that he is building. The length of the model is 4.5 inches and the height is 2 inches. If the length of the actual boat is 18 feet, what is the height?
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Chris has a miniature model of the boat that he is building. The length of the model is 4.5 inches and the height is 2 inches. If the length of the actual boat is 18 feet, what is the height?
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The scale is 4.5:18*12 = 4.5:216 = 1:48
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Height = 2*48 inches = 8 feet