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#1 2017-10-10 17:25:32
- Beckstar3345
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Ratio scale
If a model boat has a ratio of 1:30 and the boat is 9 inches long, how do I figure out the actual length of the boat?
#2 2017-10-10 19:53:57
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Ratio scale
Hi,
Ratio of modal boat to actual length of boat is 1:30.
Modal boat is 9 inches, therefore, the actual length is
inches, equal to 270 inches, or 22 feet, 6 inches.It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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