Your model locomotive is 18 inches long. It is an exact model of a locomotive that is 72 feet long. A window on the locomotive is how many times wider than a window on the model?

Answer: 4Step-by-step explanation:Given: The length of a model locomotive = 18 inchesThe length of a exact locomotive = 72 inchesThe scale factor to scale the model of the locomotive is given by the ratio of the length of the locomotive to the length of the model. let k be the scale factor, then[tex]k=\frac{72}{18}=4[/tex]Hence, the dimensions of the locomotive model is 4 times the dimensions of the model.Therefore, the locomotive is 4 times wider than a window on the model.

[tex]72feet=72*12inches=864inches[/tex]ratio:[tex]18:864[/tex]or:[tex]1:48[/tex]so window is 48 times wider normaly than in this model