A ship model is 0.5% actual size. If the model is 1 meter long, what is the actual length of the ship?
0.005x = 1
x = 1 / 0.005
x = 200 meters
The ship model is 200 meters
To find the actual length of the ship, you need to calculate the scale factor and then multiply it by the length of the model.
1. Determine the scale factor by converting the percentage to a decimal: 0.5% = 0.005.
2. Multiply the scale factor by the length of the model: 0.005 * 1 meter = 0.005 meters.
Therefore, the actual length of the ship is 0.005 meters.
To find the actual length of the ship, we need to compute the scale ratio between the ship model and the actual ship.
The ship model is 0.5% of the actual size, which means it is 0.5/100 = 0.005 times the actual size.
Let's represent the actual length of the ship as "A." Since the model is 0.005 times the actual size, we can set up the following equation:
Model length = Actual length x Scale ratio
1 meter = A x 0.005
To solve for A (actual length), we can rearrange the equation:
A = 1 meter / 0.005
Now, we can calculate the actual length of the ship:
A = 1 meter / 0.005 = 200 meters
Therefore, the actual length of the ship is 200 meters.