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An artists creates a scale model of a sculpture with a scale of 2 inches = 5 feet. if the scale moderl of the sculpture measures 8 inches tall, how many feet tall is the actual sculpture?
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An artists creates a scale model of a sculpture with a scale of 2 inches = 5 feet. if the scale moderl of the sculpture measures 8 inches tall, how many feet tall is the actual sculpture?

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The actual sculpture is 20 feet.

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Explanation:


(2 \: inches)/(5 \: feet) = (8 \: inches)/(x) \\ \\ (40)/(2) = (2x)/(2) \\ \\ x = 20

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