Tidefan Tidefan

11-02-2015
Mathematics

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Scale drawing 1/5 the size of original painting. A ship in the original painting is 14 inches long. How long will the new ship be

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ScarletIbis ScarletIbis

11-02-2015

Solve this with a ratio. Your ratio will be 1 inch/ 5 inches= x inches/ 14 inches
solve using cross multiplication and you get:
5x=14
x= 14/5 inches

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