Question 626141
a toy boat has a scale of 1:40 to an actual boat. If the mast on the toy boat weighs 216 Grams, how many metric tons does the actual boat's mast weigh?
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216*40 = 8640 grams
= 8.64 kg
= 0.00864 metric tons
You answer is correct.
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The scale of models is based on linear measurements, not weights.
Model makers have no interest in the weights.