Question

Howard has a scale model of the Statue of Liberty. The model is 15 inches tall. The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch: 6.2 meters. What equation can Howard use to determine x, the height in meters, of the Statue of Liberty?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/6.2 = 15/x

Answer 2

The equation that Howard can use to determine x is

`x=15*6.2`

The height of the statue of liberty is
`93\ m`

Explanation:

Let

x-----> the height in meters of the statue of liberty

we know that

Using proportion

`(1)/(6.2)(in)/(m) =(15)/(x)(in)/(m)`

`x=15*6.2` -----> equation that Howard can use to determine x
`x=93\ m`