Tidefan Tidefan
  • 12-02-2015
  • 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
  • 12-02-2015
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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