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A biology textbook has scale drawings of crickets. The scale shows tha
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A biology textbook has scale drawings of crickets. The scale shows that 1 centimeter in the drawing represents 2.5 centimeters of actual length. What is the length (in centimeters) of the scale drawing of a cricket if the cricket is actually 9.0 centimeters long?
(A) 3.6
(B) 4.0
(C) 4.5
(D) 18.0
(E) 22.5
(A) 3.6
(B) 4.0
(C) 4.5
(D) 18.0
(E) 22.5
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Re: A biology textbook has scale drawings of crickets. The scale shows tha
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A biology textbook has scale drawings of crickets. The scale shows that 1 centimeter in the drawing represents 2.5 centimeters of actual length. What is the length (in centimeters) of the scale drawing of a cricket if the cricket is actually 9.0 centimeters long?
(A) 3.6
(B) 4.0
(C) 4.5
(D) 18.0
(E) 22.5
(A) 3.6
(B) 4.0
(C) 4.5
(D) 18.0
(E) 22.5
The scale here is \(\frac{1}{2.5}\) or \(\frac{2}{5}\)
i.e. 2.5cm long cricket in drawing is 1cm long
So, 9cm long cricket in drawing would be \(\frac{9}{2.5} = \frac{18}{5} = 3.6\)
Hence, option A
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