Question

Consider two people where one person is 25​% taller than the other but proportioned in exactly the same way.​ (That is, the taller person looks like a larger version of the shorter​ person.) Suppose the shorter person has a 31​-inch waist. What size is the taller​ person's waist?

Answer 1

38.75 in.

Explanation:

`125\% * 31~in. = 1.25 * 31~in. = 38.75~in.`