Question

The ratio of a model car to a regular car is 1:16. The model is 6.25 inches long. What is the length of the actual car in feet and inches? what if the ratio of the model car was 2:32, then what would be the actual length of the car?

Answer 1

To determine the actual length of a regular car, we just have to divide the given length by the scale factor. That is,
                              actual length = (6.25 in) / (1/16) = 100 inches
If the ratio of the model car is 2:32, the answer would still be the same considering that 2:32 can still be reduced to 1:16. 

Answer 2

The length of the actual car is 8 feet and 4 inches. If the ratio was 2:32 then the actual length will remain the same.

What are ratio and proportion?

A ratio is an ordered couple of numbers a and b, written as a/b where b can not equal 0. A proportion is an equation in which two ratios are set equal to each other.

The ratio of a model car to a regular car is 1:16. The model is 6.25 inches long.

$\rm \dfrac{Model \ car \ length}{Actual\ car\ length} = \dfrac{1}{16}\\\\\\\dfrac{6.25}{Actual\ car\ length} = \dfrac{1}{16}\\\\\\Actual\ car\ length = 16*6.25\\\\Actual\ car\ length = 100$

The length of the actual car is 8 feet and 4 inches.

If the ratio was 2:32, then

$\rm \dfrac{Model \ car \ length}{Actual\ car\ length} = \dfrac{2}{32}\\\\\\\dfrac{6.25}{Actual\ car\ length} = \dfrac{1}{16}\\\\\\Actual\ car\ length = 16*6.25\\\\Actual\ car\ length = 100$

Then the actual length will remain the same.

More about the ratio and the proportion link is given below.

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