Dr. Rollins is both an anthropologist and archeologist. While excavating some ruins in South America, he discovered a scale drawing of a replica of a Mayan pyramid.
The scale for the drawing to the replica was 1 inch : 2 feet.
The scale for the replica to the actual pyramid was 1 foot : 14 feet.
If the height of the pyramid on the drawing was
inches, what was the height of the actual pyramid?
Responses
A 196 feet196 feet
B 98 feet98 feet
C 49 feet49 feet
D 91 feet
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C 49 feet
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