Lee built a scale model of his car. The model was 3 inches long. The scale from the model to Lee’s car was 1 to 60. What was the length of Lee’s car?
My answer is 180...AM I RIGHT?
you are correct
To find the length of Lee's car, we can set up a proportion using the scale from the model to Lee's car.
Let x be the length of Lee's car.
The proportion can be set up as follows:
3 inches (model length) / x inches (car length) = 1 / 60
To solve for x, we can cross multiply and then divide:
3 * 60 = 1 * x
180 = x
So, the length of Lee's car is indeed 180 inches.
To solve this problem, you need to set up a proportion to find the length of Lee's car.
Since the scale from the model to Lee's car is 1 to 60, you can set up the proportion as follows:
(Length of model car) / (Length of Lee's car) = (Scale of model car) / (Scale of Lee's car)
Substituting the given values:
3 inches / (Length of Lee's car) = 1 / 60
To solve for the length of Lee's car, cross-multiply and solve for the unknown value:
3 inches * 60 = (Length of Lee's car) * 1
180 inches = Length of Lee's car
Therefore, the length of Lee's car is 180 inches.
So yes, your answer of 180 inches is correct!