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OpenStudy (kairiekanahele):

the scale factor for a model care is 1:8. if the miniature car is 7.5 inches wide, how wide is the actual car?

OpenStudy (kinged):

1:8 means every 1 unit on the model is 8 units in real life.

OpenStudy (kinged):

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OpenStudy (kairiekanahele):

what do i multiply by 8 ?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The width of the model times 8 is the width of the real car.

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