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#1 2009-11-05 11:38:45
- johnbb
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Find the scale...
A model of an object is 1.5" tall and in real life the object is 6' tall. Will you please tell me the process to figure this problem out?
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#2 2009-11-05 11:40:31
- mathsyperson
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Re: Find the scale...
12" = 1', so 6' = 72".
The scale is therefore 1.5" : 72", or 1:48.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#3 2009-11-05 11:51:31
- johnbb
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Re: Find the scale...
mathsyperson wrote:
12" = 1', so 6' = 72".
The scale is therefore 1.5" : 72", or 1:48.
Thanks!
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