SOLUTION: You purchase a model Boeing 747 airplane kit. The package says that it has scale of 1 inch to 15.5 feet. If the model is 14 inches long, how long is the actual airplane

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Question 1201915: You purchase a model Boeing 747 airplane kit. The package says that it has scale of 1 inch to 15.5 feet. If the model is 14 inches long, how long is the actual airplane
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Multiply both parts of the ratio by 14.
1 inch : 15.5 feet
14*1 inch : 14*15.5 feet
14 inches : 217 feet


Answer: 217 feet