Question

Patrick is making a model of a statue A using a scale in which 2 inches equals 9 meters. If the actual height of the statue is 70 meters, how tall is the model, in inches? Your answer can be exact or rounded to two decimal places

Answer 1

The height of the statue in the model = 15.56 inches

Step-by-step explanation

We have been told that the scale used is

9 meters in reality = 2 inches in Patrick's model

Let the height of the statue in the model be x inches

70 meters in reality = x inches in Patrick's model

9 meters in reality = 2 inches in Patrick's model

70 meters in reality = x inches in Patrick's model

We can form a mathematical relationship by cross multiplying

(9) (x) = (70) (2)

9x = 140

Divide both sides by 9

(9x/9) = (140/9)

x = 15.56 inches

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