Solutions
We know that Sam is building a model of an antique car. The scale of his model to the actual car is 1:10. His model is 18 1/2 inches long.
To solve the problem we have to use cross multiplication
[tex]1/10 = 18.5/x[/tex]
cross multiply
[tex](1)(x) = (18.5)(10)
x = 185 inches
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