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A scale drawing of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial uses a scale of 1 inch = 3 feet. If the statue is 19 feet tall, how tall is the statue on the drawing?

User Ollie Cee
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if the scale of 1 inch = 3 feet is used, the height of the statue on the drawing would be 19 feet x 3 = 57 inches.

User Ddekany
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Answer:

6.33 inches

Explanation:

To find the height of the statue on the drawing, we can use the following proportion:


\sf scale = \frac{\textsf{drawing height }}{\textsf{actual height}}

We know the scale is 1 inch = 3 feet, and the actual height of the statue is 19 feet.

We want to find the drawing height.


\sf (1 inch )/( 3 feet )= \frac{\textsf{drawing height }}{19 feet}

Multiplying both sides by 19 feet, we get:


\textsf{drawing height} =( (1 inch * 19 feet) )/(3 feet)

drawing height = 6.33 inches

Therefore, the statue in the drawing is 6.33 inches tall.

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