The ratio of the length of the model to the length of the actual airplane is equals to 1:16.
" Length is defined as the distance between two end points in one dimension."
Conversion used
1feet = 12inches
According to the question,
Length of actual airplane = 48 feet
= (48 × 12) inches
Length of model airplane = 36inches
Ratio of the length of the model to the length of the actual airplane
= [tex]\frac{36}{(48)(12)}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex] inches
Hence, ratio of the length of the model to the length of the actual airplane is equals to 1:16.
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