Answer:
The scaled sun would be 100 cm far away.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
You want to build a scale model of the sun that is about 100,000,000 mi away.
The scale of your model is 1 cm which represents 1,000,000 mi.
Now, to find how far the scaled sun would be.
Let the scaled sun be [tex]x.[/tex]
Actual sun is about 100,000,000 mi.
The scale of model is 1 cm which is equivalent to 1,000,000 mi.
Thus, [tex]x[/tex] is equivalent to 100,000,000 mi.
Now, to solve by using cross multiplication method:
[tex]\frac{1}{1,000,000} =\frac{x}{100,000,000}[/tex]
By cross multiplying we get:
[tex]100,000,000 =x\times 1,000,000[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 1,000,000 we get:
[tex]100=x\\x=100\ cm.[/tex]
Therefore, the scaled sun would be 100 cm far away.
