Model World: Pets
Licorice the cat’s true tail measurement is 24 cm.
Each of Zoro’s front legs measures 32 cm
Table 1. Licorice’s photo measurements (rounded to nearest cm)
Body part
Length in picture
Fraction of tail
in cms
length
Tail
Back leg
Front leg
Head (nose tip to top of head)
Back
Ears
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
Table 2. Licorice’s scale model measurements
Body part
True measurement in cms.
(From Table 1)
Tail
24
Back leg
Front leg
Head (nose tip to top of head)
Back
Ears
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
1/10 scale measurement
in cms
Table 3. Zoro’s photo measurement (rounded to nearest cm)
Body part
Length in picture Fraction of front leg
in cms
length
Tail
Back leg
Front leg
Head (nose tip to top of head)
Back
Ears
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
Table 4. Zoro’s scale model measurements
Body part
True measurement in cms.
(From Table 1)
Tail
Back leg
Front leg
28
Head (nose tip to top of head)
Back
Ears
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
True measurement
in cms.
24
True measurement
in cms.
28
1/10 scale measurement
in cms
Suggested Answers.
Table 1. Licorice’s photo measurements (rounded to nearest cm)
Body part
Length in cms
Fraction of tail
length
Tail
4
1
Back leg
3
5/8
Front leg
3
5/8
Head (nose tip to top of head)
1.5
3/8
Back
3.5
5/4
Ears
0.5
1/8
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
1
1/4
Table 2. Licorice’s scale model measurements
Body part
True measurement in cms.
(From Table 1)
Tail
24
Back leg
15
Front leg
15
Head (nose tip to top of head)
9
Back
30
Ears
3
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
6
1/10 scale measurement
in cms
2.4
1.5
1.5
0.9
3.0
0.3
0.6
Table 3. Zoro’s photo measurement (rounded to nearest cm)
Body part
Length in cms
Fraction of front leg
length
Tail
5.5
1 3/8
Back leg
4.5
1 1/8
Front leg
4
1
Head (nose tip to top of head)
3
3/4
Back
8
2
Ears
1.5
3/8
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
2
1/2
Table 4. Zoro’s scale model measurements
Body part
True measurement in cms.
(From Table 1)
Tail
44
Back leg
36
Front leg
32
Head (nose tip to top of head)
24
Back
64
Ears
12
Neck (bottom of ears to back)
16
True measurement
in cms.
24
15
15
9
30
3
6
True measurement
in cms.
44
36
32
24
64
12
16
1/10 scale measurement
in cms
4.4
3.6
3.2
2.4
6.4
1.2
1.6