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A model airplane is built at a scale of 1:72 if the model plane is 8 inches long, how many feet long is the actual airplane?

Respuesta :

The plane would be 48 feet long in actually by using the proportion of 8/x(length) equals 1/72(same as ratio).
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Answer:

The actual airplane 576 feet long

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :A model airplane is built at a scale of 1:72

To Find :  if the model plane is 8 inches long, how many feet long is the actual airplane?

Solution :

A model airplane is built at a scale of 1:72

Length of model plane = 8 inches

1 inches = 72 inches

Actual length of airplane = [tex]8 \times 72[/tex]

                                      = [tex]576 feet[/tex]

Hence The actual airplane 576 feet long