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Question

Suppose you are building a model car that is 1/12 the size of the actual car. How long is the model if the actual car is 16 ft.?

Answer 1

The model car is 1/12 of the actual car size of 16 feet

1/12 (16) =

16 / 12 =

1 4/12

1 1/3

1/3 = 0.3333333333

Mulltiply 12 times the decimal

12 x 0.3333333333 = 4

add 1' 4" or

one foot four inches

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Answer 2

you take 1/12th of 16 ft, so the answer is 16/12 feet, or 4/3 ft
(1 ft. 4 inches)

Answer 3

16ft ÷ 12 = 1.333ft = 1 foot 4 inches. (1' 4")