11. The top walking deck of a ship is 120 feet long. This is only \( \frac{3}{11} \) of the length of the ship. How long is the ship?

To find the total length of the ship, you can set up a simple equation based on the information provided. If 120 feet represents \( \frac{3}{11} \) of the ship's total length (let's call it \( L \)), you can write: \[ \frac{3}{11}L = 120 \] To solve for \( L \), first multiply both sides by \( \frac{11}{3} \): \[ L = 120 \times \frac{11}{3} \] Calculating that gives: \[ L = 120 \times \frac{11}{3} = 120 \times 3.6667 \approx 440 \] Therefore, the length of the ship is approximately **440 feet**. The ship is as long as a basketball court or about the same length as a small school bus!