Question

The Statue of Liberty is about 300 feet tall and about 30 feet wide. The town of Unionville is building a smaller model for their Fourth of July celebration. Unionville's statue will be 3 feet wide.
How tall should Unionville's statue be?
feet

Answer 1

To find the height of Unionville's statue, we can use the proportional relationship between the height and width of the Statue of Liberty and the height and width of Unionville's statue.

The ratio of the height of the Statue of Liberty to its width is 300 feet / 30 feet = 10.

So, the ratio of the height of Unionville's statue to its width should also be 10.

If the width of Unionville's statue is 3 feet, then the height of Unionville's statue should be 10 * 3 feet = 30 feet.

Thus, Unionville's statue should be 30 feet tall.