5 In a scale drawing of an airplane, 1 inch equals 3 meters. The length of the actual plane is 17 meters. What is the length of the plane in the scale drawing?

5 2/3 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that the scale drawing of an airplane is:

1 inch = 3 meters.

Since the length of the actual plane is 17 meters, the length of the plane in the scale drawing will then be:

= 17/3

= 5 2/3 inches

step-by-step explanation:

the multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a. for the multiplicative inverse of a real number, divide 1 by the number. for example, the reciprocal of 5 is one fifth 1/5 or 0.2, and the reciprocal of 0.25 is 1 divided by 0.25, or 4.