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Question 546032: There is a question I'm stuck on it says the car is 8ft long and a model is 7inches long how can I find the ratio of the length of the car to the length of the mode.... please help
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, moocow, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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car is 8ft long and a model is 7inches long how can I find the ratio of the length of the car to the length of the model?
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car/model = 8ft/7in = (8*12in)/7in = 96/7
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Ratio: 96:7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by moocow(3)   (Show Source):
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do a proportion
car 8 ft, 96 inches
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Model 7 inches
96 divided by 7 is 13.7
ratio is 1
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13.7, or 14

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
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the car is 8 ft long and a model is 7 inches long how can I find the ratio of the length of the car to the length of the mode...
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To compare we need both items in the same units
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Car: Model; (12*8):7 = 96:7