Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - Common Core Cumulative Standards Review - Selected Response - Page 542: 18

Answer

12 mm

Work Step by Step

The length of the scale model is 180 cm, and the scale model says 15 cm on the model is actually 1 mm on the real insect. $180/15 = 12$ There are $12$ segments that measure $15$ cm on the model. This means that the real insect measures $12$ mm.
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