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In a movie, a child who was 32 inches tall was ''blown up'' to be 160 feet tall. Find the scale needed for the props in the movie. |
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1:160 |
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1:6 |
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1:10 |
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1:60 |
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If the actual distance between two airports is 375 kilometers and the distance on a map is 8 centimeters, what is the scale for the map? |
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1:46,875 |
B. |
1:4,687.5 = 2:9,375 |
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C. |
1:468,750 |
D. |
1:4,687,500 |
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On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 100 miles, the distance between two cities is 7.5 inches. If a person travels 55 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the other? |
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about 13 hours and 38 minutes |
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B. |
about 13 hours and 9 minutes |
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C. |
about 12 hours and 30 minutes |
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D. |
about 12 hours and 44 minutes |
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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? |
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5 inches by 6 inches |
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inch by  inch |
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C. |
4 inches by 5 inches |
D. |
20 inches by 24 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. |
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1 inch = 400 feet |
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1 inch = 300 feet |
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C. |
1 inch = 350 feet |
D. |
1 inch = 450 feet |
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