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An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is 20 inches tall and 22.5 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 8 feet tall, what is its diameter?
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An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is 20 inches tall and 22.5 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 8 feet tall, what is its diameter?

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8 feet = 8*12 = 96 inches

96/20 = 4.8 ratio

22.5 x 4.8 = 108 inches = 9 feet diameter

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