Question
a pick up truck is 13 feet in length. tioanna wants to make a scale model of the truck using a scale of the 1 inch = 2 feet. what will be the length of the model truck?
Answers
Ms. Sue
An easy way to solve this problem is with a proportion. 1 is to 2 as x is to 13.
1/2 = x/13
Cross multiply:
2x = 13
x = 13/2
x = 6.5 inches
1/2 = x/13
Cross multiply:
2x = 13
x = 13/2
x = 6.5 inches
lavena
i got 6 1/2
Ms. Sue
You're right.
6.5 = 6 1/2
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A half a dollar = 50 cents = $0.50
5/10 = 1/2
6.5 = 6 1/2
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A half a dollar = 50 cents = $0.50
5/10 = 1/2