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Measurement and Geometry: Drill Set 1, Problem 5. What is the length of the actual sailboat in feet?

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00:03

Here's a question that's part of a balanced, shmoopy breakfast...

00:07

The following scale drawing of a sailboat is in a ratio of 1 inch to 6 feet. 

00:12

Good thing, too, because we don't know many ants that like going out on the water.

00:16

What is the length of the actual sailboat in feet?

00:20

Here are the potential answers...

00:24

Ok hallelujah -- this question is about conversion.

00:29

Er, um, from inches to feet, that is. There are 12 inches in a foot and the problem

00:33

gives us that 1 inch on this scale model is 6 feet so...

00:38

...since the answers are all in feet, we only care about feet. Like Nike.

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So to convert the drawing's 3.75 inches into real life feet,

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we multiply the inches figure by 6 feet.

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And we get 3.75 times 6 which is 22.5

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The answer is 22 and a half feet.

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Answer D.

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