Question

The Statue of Liberty measures 151 feet from its heel to the top of its head. The

length of its hand is 16 feet. Rebecca's hand measures 7 inches. If Rebecca
has the same proportions as the Statue of Liberty, about how tall is Rebecca?

Answer 1

• 66.025 in.

Explanation:

We know that:

• The Statue of Liberty ≅ Rebecca

We need to convert feet to inches first.

• => 1 feet = 12 inches
• => 151 feet = 1812
• => 16 feet = 192

Let's name Rebecca's length as x.

Solving in ratio form:

• 1812:192::x:7

We need to multiply the extreme terms and the middle terms together.

• 12684 = 192x

Now, simplify.

• 12684 = 192x
• => x = 12684/192
• => x = 66.0625 in.

Hence, the height of Rebecca is 66.025 in.