SOLUTION: A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of the plane is about 40 cm. long, what is the model's wingspan?

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Question 182359: A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of the plane is about 40 cm. long, what is the model's wingspan?
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A Boeing 747 jet is approximately 230 ft long and has a wingspan of 195 ft. If a scale model of the plane is about 40 cm. long, what is the model's wingspan?
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40/230 = w/195 (the units can be ignored)
230w = 7800
w = 33.913 cm