a satellite is 18 meter wide. a model of it was built with a scale of 1 centimeter : 3 meters. how wide is the middle?
To find the width of the middle of the model satellite, we first need to determine the scale factor used in the model. The scale given is 1 centimeter : 3 meters, which means that for every 1 centimeter on the model, it represents 3 meters in real life.
The width of the real satellite is 18 meters. To find the width of the model middle, we need to divide the real width by the scale factor:
18 meters / 3 = 6 meters
Now, we convert this back to centimeters using the scale:
6 meters x 100 centimeters/meter = 600 centimeters
Therefore, the width of the middle of the model satellite is 600 centimeters.