A satellite is 19 meters wide. A model of it was built with a scale of 1 centimeter : 3 meters. How wide is the model. Find the correct answer
A. 6 meters
B. 6 centimeters
C. 54 meters
D. 54 centimeters
A. 6 meters
To find the width of the model, we can set up a proportion:
1 cm / 3 meters = x cm / 19 meters
Cross multiply:
1 * 19 = 3 * x
19 = 3x
x = 19 / 3
x = 6.33
Since the answer choices do not include decimals, the closest option is 6 meters.