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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A model is made of a car. The car is 10 feet long and the model is 7 inches long. What is the ratio of the length of the car to the length of the model? A. 10 : 7 B. 7 : 120 C. 120 : 7 D. 7 : 10

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

hint : 1foot = 12 inches

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so it's either b or c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can someone explain to me why 120 comes first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

while taking the ratio u should make the units of measurement same

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

What is the ratio of the length of the car to the length of the model?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

it was to do with what the question asked first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohhhhh i see i'm sorry

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Notice that the `length of the car` is coming first in the question

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

dont be sorry lol... its was a great question to ask :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for your help guys !

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

u wlc :)

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