A satellite is 19 meters wide. A model of it was built with a scale of 1 centimeter : 3 meters. How wide is the model. Find the correct answer

Question

A. 6 meters

B. 6 centimeters

C. 54 meters

D. 54 centimeters

Answer 1

A. 6 meters

To find the width of the model, we can set up a proportion:

1 cm / 3 meters = x cm / 19 meters

Cross multiply:

1 * 19 = 3 * x

19 = 3x

x = 19 / 3

x = 6.33

Since the answer choices do not include decimals, the closest option is 6 meters.