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Andrew is building a scale model of an elephant. He determines that a real elephant is 10 feet tall and 14 feet long. If Andrew wants his model to be 8 inches tall, how many inches long should his model be

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18-01-2022

Answer: 11.2 inches

Work Shown:

(real height)/(scale height) = (real length)/(scale length)

(10 feet)/(8 inches) = (14 feet)/(x inches)

10/8 = 14/x

10x = 8*14

10x = 112

x = 112/10

x = 11.2 inches

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