1.   A model of a sports car is 9 inches long. If the actual car is 12 feet long, find the scale model.
    A. 1:12 B. 1:16
    C. 1:8 D. 1:20
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  2.   The distance between two cities is 115 miles. If a map has a scale of 1 inch = 75 miles, how far apart are the cities on the map?
    A. 1 inches B. 1 inches
    C. 1 inches D. 1 inches
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  3.   A model of a boxcar is 6 inches long. If the actual boxcar is 20 feet long, what is the scale of the model?
    A. 1:14 B. 1:40
    C. 3:10 D. 1:3
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  4.   On a blueprint with a scale of inch = 1 foot, what are the dimensions of a room whose actual dimensions are 10 feet by 12 feet?
    A. 20 inches by 24 inches B. 5 inches by 6 inches
    C. inch by inch D. 4 inches by 5 inches
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  5.   The Golden Gate Bridge is 8,981 feet long. Latisha wants to make a model of the bridge that is between 20 and 25 inches long. Choose an appropriate scale for Latisha of use.
    A. 1 inch = 300 feet B. 1 inch = 400 feet
    C. 1 inch = 350 feet D. 1 inch = 450 feet
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