Question

In a photograph, the length of a sailing ship is 12in., and the height of its mast is 5in. The actual ship is 30 m long. What is the actual height of the ship's mast?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

You can solve this problem with a proportion.

12/30 = 5/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.

12x = 150
x = 150/12
x = 12.5 <b>feet</b>

Answer 3

12.5 meters