Question

A model of a ship is in the scale 12 cm to 15 m. If the area of the sail of the model is 300 cm.^2, what is the area of the actual sail?

Answer 1

what are 12 and 15's ??

Answer 2

what do you mean? the units are 12 cm to 15 m

Answer 3

is that the ration??

Answer 4

*ratio??

Answer 5

that's what I was thinking.. but I was still unsure

Answer 6

if that is the ratio, then, their's area will also be in the ratio of squars

300/A = (12/1500)^2

find A

Answer 7

but do you have to convert cm to meters?