Question

Tom has a scale model of his car. The scale factor is 1 : 12. If the actual car has 16-inch wheels, what size are the wheels on the scale model?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{4}{3}$ inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale factor is 1:12 means that the scale (smaller version) model is $\frac{1}{12}$ of the original.

If actual car has 16 inch wheel, the scale model will have wheels that is $\frac{1}{12}$ of 16.

Hence

$\frac{1}{12}*(16)\\=\frac{16}{12}\\=\frac{4}{3}$