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. unionvilles statue will be 3 feet wide. how tall should unionvilles statue be? feet

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the proportion

Since the original statue and the model are similar, the ratio of height to width is the same. Let the height of Unionville's statue be $h$. The proportion is $\frac{300}{30}=\frac{h}{3}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply and solve for $h$

Cross - multiplying gives $30h = 300\times3$. So $30h=900$. Then $h=\frac{900}{30}=30$.

Answer:

30