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The science class is creating insects that are larger than life. First they will study the ant. The queen ant that they have to observe is 1/2 in. long. The larger model they create will be 60 inches long. Mr. Windy wants to have a ladybug model created too. How big will the ladybug model be if the same scale factor is used?
2006-12-26 11:38:54 · 2 answers · asked by AshBash 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You need to know the actual size of the ladybug. The scale factor is 60/.5 = 120. The ladybug model will by 120x the size of the ladybug.
2006-12-26 12:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our typical ladybugs here in Texas are about 1/4 inch long. That's half the size of your queen ant. So the model ladybug would be half the size of the model queen ant -- and that would make it about 30 inches long. Some ladybugs are smaller and some may be larger, but about 1/4 inch is common.
2006-12-26 21:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋