Question

A bridge is 28 meters long. Find the length of a scale model if the scale is 1 cm = 5.5 meters. Round to the nearest tenth.


a.
5.1 cm

c.
4.7 cm

b.
5.5 cm

d.
6.4 cm

Answer 1

28m(cm/5.5m)=56/11 cm

≈5.1 cm  (to nearest tenth of a centimeter, or to nearest millimeter)

Answer 2

Based on the length of the bridge and the scale used, the length of the scale model is a. 5.1 cm.

What is the length of the scale model?

This can be found as:

= Length of Bridge / Number of meters per centimeters

Solving gives:

= 28 / 5.5

= 5.09

= 5.1 cm

In conclusion, option A is correct.

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