Question

Stonehenge II in Hunt, Texas, is a scale model of the ancient construction in Wiltshire, England.The scale of the model to the original is 3 to 5 . the Alter Stone of the original construction is 4.9 meters tall. write and solve a porportion to find the height of the model of the Alter Stone

Answer 1

Let the height of the model of the Alter Stone be h.
Then, 3/5 = h/4.9
h = (3 x 4.9)/5 = 2.94

Therefore, the height of the Alter Stone is 2.94 meters