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Write ratio answers like 1:60.\u003Cbr>1) A city planner makes a scale model of a cathedral. The actual cathedral is 74 feet tall. The model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual cathedral? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>2) A toy company sells a scale model of a submarine. The actual submarine is 116 feet long. The model is 12 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual submarine? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>3) A diagram of a shark is 4 centimeters long. The actual shark is 144 centimeters long. How many times as long as the diagram is the actual shark?\u003Cbr>4) A toy crane is 6 inches tall. The actual crane is 246 inches tall. How many times as tall as the toy is the actual crane?\u003Cbr>5) A design studio has a scale model of a cathedral. The actual cathedral is 195 feet tall. The model is 20 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual cathedral? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>6) A miniature crane is 3 feet tall. The actual crane is 198 feet tall. How many times as tall as the miniature is the actual crane?\u003Cbr>7) A miniature flagpole is 7 inches tall. The actual flagpole is 385 inches tall. How many times as tall as the miniature is the actual flagpole?\u003Cbr>8) A hobby shop sells a scale model of a ferry. The actual ferry is 29 feet long. The model is 12 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual ferry? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>9) A theme park has a scale model of a roller coaster. The actual roller coaster is\u003Cbr>286 feet tall. The model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual roller coaster? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>10) A hobby shop sells a scale model of an airplane. The actual airplane is 140 feet long. The model is 24 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual airplane? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>11) A model canoe is 14 inches long. The actual canoe is 294 inches long. How many times as long as the model is the actual canoe?\u003Cbr>12) A model canoe is 2 feet long. The actual canoe is 178 feet long. How many times as long as the model is the actual canoe?\u003Cbr>13) An engineer makes a scale model of a dam. The actual dam is 214 feet tall. The model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual dam? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>14) A photo of a building is 2 inches tall. The actual building is 148 inches tall when measured the same way. How many times as tall as the photo is the actual building?\u003Cbr>15) A gift shop sells a scale model of a rollercoaster. The actual rollercoaster is 106 feet tall. The model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rollercoaster? 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