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An artist made a 54-inch-tall statue of a former president. If the president was 6 feet tall, what scale did the artist use?

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1 foot = 12 inches.

The president is 6 x 12 = 72 inches tall.

54 inch model / 72 inches = 0.75 = 3/4

The model is 3/4 scale.

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