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Write ratio answers like 1:60.\u003Cbr>1) An engineer builds a scale model of a dam. The actual dam is 162 feet tall. The model is 27 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual dam? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>2) A sketch of a dinosaur is 2 centimeters tall. The actual dinosaur is 90 centimeters tall. How many times as tall as the sketch is the actual dinosaur?\u003Cbr>3) A toy fire truck is 11 inches long. The actual fire truck is 165 inches long. How many times as long as the toy is the actual fire truck?\u003Cbr>4) A science fair project uses a scale model of a rocket. The actual rocket is 82 feet tall. The model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rocket? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>5) Janet makes a scale model of a rollercoaster. The actual rollercoaster is 43 feet tall. Her model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rollercoaster? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>6) John builds a scale model of a stadium. The actual stadium is 25 feet wide. His model is 12 inches wide. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual stadium? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>7) A drawing of a bus is 11 centimeters long. The actual bus is 242 centimeters long. How many times as long as the drawing is the actual bus?\u003Cbr>8) A photo of a dinosaur skeleton is 4 centimeters long. The actual skeleton is 96 centimeters long. How many times as long as the photo is the actual skeleton?\u003Cbr>9) A toy tractor is 8 inches long. The actual tractor is 128 inches long. How many times as long as the toy is the actual tractor?\u003Cbr>10) Ned makes a scale model of a monument. The actual monument is 97 feet tall. His model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual monument? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>11) Amy makes a scale model of a submarine. The actual submarine is 122 feet long. Her model is 24 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual submarine? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>12) A model race car is 11 inches long. The actual race car is 275 inches long. How many times as long as the model is the actual race car?\u003Cbr>13) A city planner makes a scale model of a cathedral. The actual cathedral is 72 feet tall. The model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual cathedral? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>14) A hobby shop sells a scale model of an airplane. The actual airplane is 25 feet long. The model is 12 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual airplane? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>15) A gift shop sells a scale model of a rollercoaster. 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What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual dam? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>2) A sketch of a dinosaur is 2 centimeters tall. The actual dinosaur is 90 centimeters tall. 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