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A model airplane will be an exact copy of the original, but at 1/50 the size. The original airplane is 230 feet long. How many feet long should the model be?
Step 1: Write a proportion that represents the problem. Let x=length (in feet) of the model airplane.
Step 2: Solve the equation you wrote in step 1. Show your work.

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altavistard

A suitable proportion would be:


1 x

----- = ------------

50 230 ft


Cross-multiplying, 230 ft = 50 x. Then x = 4.6 ft. That's a big model, but still this answer is reasonable.


david8644

Answer:

4.6 feet long.

Step-by-step explanation:

To create an exact replica of an original in other size you just have to multiply or divide the reason that you are given, in this case the reason is 1:50, which roughly means that the copy that you are trying to do will be 50 times smaller than the original. To do this you just have to complete the equation.

x is the size of the new model

[tex]\frac{1}{50}=\frac{x}{230}[/tex]

If you clear the x the new equation would look like this:

x=[tex]\frac{230}{50}[/tex]= 4.6 feet

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