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Write ratio answers like 1:60.\u003Cbr>1) A toy company sells a scale model of a ferry. The actual ferry is 270 feet long. The model is 40 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual ferry? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>2) A drawing of a shark is 12 centimeters long. The actual shark is 384 centimeters long. How many times as long as the drawing is the actual shark?\u003Cbr>3) A drawing of a whale is 11 centimeters long. The actual whale is 99 centimeters long. How many times as long as the drawing is the actual whale?\u003Cbr>4) A model bell tower is 4 feet tall. The actual bell tower is 112 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual bell tower?\u003Cbr>5) A diagram of a shark is 8 centimeters long. The actual shark is 240 centimeters long. How many times as long as the diagram is the actual shark?\u003Cbr>6) A model wind turbine is 6 feet tall. The actual wind turbine is 294 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual wind turbine?\u003Cbr>7) A gift shop sells a scale model of a rollercoaster. The actual rollercoaster is 42 feet tall. The model is 8 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rollercoaster? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>8) A model ferris wheel is 4 feet tall. The actual ferris wheel is 376 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual ferris wheel?\u003Cbr>9) A drawing of a wind turbine is 5 inches tall. The actual wind turbine is 375 inches tall when measured the same way. How many times as tall as the drawing is the actual wind turbine?\u003Cbr>10) Tom builds a scale model of a stadium. The actual stadium is 206 feet tall. His model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual stadium? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>11) A miniature crane is 3 inches tall. The actual crane is 138 inches tall. How many times as tall as the miniature is the actual crane?\u003Cbr>12) An engineer builds a scale model of a wind turbine. The actual wind turbine is\u003Cbr>125 feet tall. The model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual wind turbine? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>13) A photo of a redwood tree is 2 inches tall. The actual redwood tree is 88 inches tall when measured the same way. How many times as tall as the photo is the actual redwood tree?\u003Cbr>14) Sarah builds a scale model of a rocket ship. The actual rocket ship is 85 feet tall. Her model is 30 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rocket ship? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>15) A hobby shop sells a scale model of an airplane. The actual airplane is 88 feet long. The model is 24 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual airplane? 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The actual shark is 384 centimeters long. 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