An airplane has a length of 256 feet and a wingspan of 295 feet. A toy model airplane was designed to be proportional to the real airplane. If the length of the model airplane is 3 inches, what is the measure of the wingspan of the model?

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An airplane has a length of 256 feet and a wingspan of 295 feet. A toy model airplane was designed to
be proportional to the real airplane. If the length of the model airplane is 3 inches, what is the measure
of the wingspan of the model?
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane has a length of 256 feet and a wingspan of 295 feet. A toy model airplane was designed to be proportional to the real airplane. If the length of the model airplane is 3 inches, what is the measure of the wingspan of the model?
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