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Question 1002710: A model car was built on a scale of 1:30. If the height of the model car was 1 3/4 inches. What was the height of the actual car in feet?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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It would be 30 times as tall, so that we multiply 30 by 1 3/4", or
30(7/4) = 210/4" = 210/48 feet (since 12" = 1 ft)
210/48 = 4 3/8 feet