A Formula 1 race car is re-created as a toy car, reduced by a scale of. If the model version is 8.7 cm tall, 18 how tall is the race car?
a. 1.57 m
c. 1.26 m
b. 0.94 m
d. 1.88 m
To find the height of the race car, we need to use the scale given. If 8.7 cm represents the model version, we can set up a proportion to find the height of the race car.
Let x be the height of the race car.
According to the scale, we have the proportion: (8.7 cm)/(x) = (1)/(18)
Cross multiplying, we get 8.7 cm * 18 = x
155.4 cm = x
Converting cm to meters, we have:
1.554 m = x
Therefore, the height of the race car is approximately 1.554 m, so the closest option is:
a. 1.57 m