To find the scale of the model car to the actual car, we first need to convert the lengths to the same unit. The model car is 4 inches long, and the actual car is 8 feet long.
Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we convert 8 feet to inches:
8 feet × 12 inches/foot = 96 inches.
Now we have the model car measuring 4 inches and the actual car measuring 96 inches. To find the scale, we divide the length of the model by the length of the actual car:
Scale = Length of Model / Length of Actual Car = 4 inches / 96 inches = 1 / 24.
This means the scale of the model is 1:24. So, for every 1 inch on the model, it represents 24 inches on the actual car.