Problema Solution

Engineers propose to build a bridge that is 30 meters in length. They build a model of the bridge that is 3 meters in length. What is the scale of the model? Express your answer in the form 1:x, where x is the corresponding number of meters on the bridge, when compared with 1 meter on the model.

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every 1 meter on the model represents 30/3 = 10 meters on the bridge


1:10 is the scale model