SOLUTION: A model of a plane is made using a scale of 1:5.if the real length of the plane 20m,what is the length of the model?if the wings of the model are 1.2m long,what is the actual lengt

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Question 1095780: A model of a plane is made using a scale of 1:5.if the real length of the plane 20m,what is the length of the model?if the wings of the model are 1.2m long,what is the actual length of the wings on the plane.

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MODEL : REAL-LIFE
  1   :   5


Actual length 20 meters.
The length on the drawing: L%2F20=1%2F5

Length on model for wings 1.2 meters.
Actual real life wing length: 1.2%2Fw=1%2F5