A model airplane has a scale ratio of 1 : 500. To paint the model, Michael used 5 mL of paint. Assuming the same kind of coverage for the paint, how many litres of paint would be needed to paint the actual airplane?

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A model airplane has a scale ratio of 1 : 500. To paint the model,
Michael used 5 mL of paint. Assuming the same kind of coverage
for the paint, how many litres of paint would be needed to paint
the actual airplane?
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