Javier is making a model of the Mackinac Bridge. The total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 26,372 feet. Javier rounds this to 26,000 feet. Javier wants to use a scale of 2 centimeter to 1000 feet.
How many centimeters long should Javier make his model?
To determine how many centimeters long Javier should make his model, we need to calculate the length of the Mackinac Bridge in centimeters according to the scale.
The scale is 2 centimeters to 1000 feet, which means that 1 centimeter represents 1000/2 = 500 feet.
Since the total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 26,000 feet, the length of the model should be 26,000/500 = <<26000/500=52>>52 centimeters.
Therefore, Javier should make his model 52 centimeters long.