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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! explain why if u can??

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! explain why if u can??-example-1
User MJP
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Answer: 30

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the height of the boat in the mural.

The actual boat has a height of 40 feet. The ratio of 40 to x is 4:3

So 40:x is the same as 4:3

We can multiply both parts of 4:3 by 10 to end up with 40:30. From here, we can see that x = 30.

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Or we can solve like this

(actual boat height)/(mural boat's height) = 4/3

40/x = 4/3

40*3 = 4x

120 = 4x

120/4 = x

30 = x

x = 30

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