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Thom has a scale model of his car. The scale is 1:12. If the auctual car has 16 inch wheels what size are the wheels on the scale model?
 Oct 30, 2013

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The scale is 1:12, and the actual car has 16-in wheels.

So the setup would be a proportion:
1 over 12=x over 16
Then cross-multiply
12x=16
Divide by 12
X=16/12
=4/3 or 1 and 1/3 in. wheels on the model car.
 Oct 30, 2013

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avatar+5478 
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Best AnswerThe scale is 1:12, and the actual car has 16-in wheels.

So the setup would be a proportion:
1 over 12=x over 16
Then cross-multiply
12x=16
Divide by 12
X=16/12
=4/3 or 1 and 1/3 in. wheels on the model car.
kitty<3 Oct 30, 2013

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