Mike is a building a model of an antique car. The scale is 2cm=3ft. If the windshield of the car is 6ft wide, what is the width of the windshield on the model?
2/3 = x/6
Solve the proportion.
To determine the width of the windshield on the model, we need to use the given scale ratio of 2cm = 3ft. Given that the actual width of the windshield is 6ft, we can set up a proportion to find the width on the model.
Let's represent the width of the windshield on the model as "x cm." The proportion can be set up as follows:
2cm / 3ft = x cm / 6ft
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
(2cm) * (6ft) = (3ft) * (x cm)
12cm * ft = 3ft * x cm
Now, we need to cancel out the units. Since we want the answer in centimeters, we can divide both sides of the equation by 3ft:
(12cm * ft) / 3ft = (3ft * x cm) / 3ft
4cm = x cm
Therefore, the width of the windshield on the model is 4cm.