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A museum has scale models representing different time periods in history. A scale in which one inch in the model represents two feet is used to construct the models. The museum's sculptor wants to build a model of an 18-foot-tall tree for one of the exhibits. How tall should she make the model of the tree?

User Sam Byte
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Answer:

  • 9 in

Explanation:

Use ratios:

  • 1 in ⇔ 2 ft
  • x in ⇔ 18 ft

Solve by cross-multiplication:

  • 1/2 = x/ 18
  • 2x = 18
  • x = 9 in
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