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0.5cm=1.5m. 36m tall. Find the scale factor.

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To answer this I would set this up as a proportion.  I would write 0.5 cm/1.5 m. Make this equal to x/36 m.  x would be the scale measurement needed for the real height of 36 m.  You can solve this proportion by using cross products to get 1.5x = 18 and solve for x.  18/1.5=12 cm. Or you can determine how many groups of 1.5 it would take to get to 36 (36/1.5 = 24).  Then multiply 0.5 by 24 to get 12 cm.
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