SOLUTION: rauls grandfather collects models of ships such as bluenose. the model measures 120 mm in leanght AND THE Scale is 1:470. calculate the length of the actual sailing hsips to the ne

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Question 1207187: rauls grandfather collects models of ships such as bluenose. the model measures 120 mm in leanght AND THE Scale is 1:470. calculate the length of the actual sailing hsips to the nearest tenth of a meter
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply 120 mm by 470:  470 * 120 mm = 56400 mm.


Convert the value from millimeters to meters by dividing by 1000

    56400 mm : 1000 = 56.4 m.


Round it to the closest meter using the rules of rounding and get the 


ANSWER.  The length of the real ship is about 56 meters.

Solved.

Very simple assignment.