Question

Dave's scale drawing of a tree outside his house is shown below. If 2 centimeters (cm) on the scale drawing equals 6 feet on the real tree, what is the actual height of the tree?

Answer 1

Answer:

The actual height of the tree is $23.4\ ft$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Using proportion

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$\frac{2}{6}\frac{cm}{ft}=\frac{7.8}{x}\frac{cm}{ft} \\ \\x=6*7.8/2\\ \\ x=23.4\ ft$

Answer 2

Answer:

23.4

Step-by-step explanation: