Question

A shark was created using a scale factor of 1:38. If the Figurine is 20cm long, how many meters long is the actual shark?

Answer 1

Answer:  Actual size of shark is 7.6 m.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Scale factor is used to create a shark is 1:38

Length of Figurine = 20 cm

Let the actual size of shark be x

Since there is direct relation between scale and size ,

So,

Length of actual shark is given by

$\frac{1}{38}=\frac{20}{x}\\\\x=38\times 20=760\ cm=7.6\ m$

Hence, Actual size of shark is 7.6 m.