Question

An artist in Portland, Oregon, makes bronze sculptures of dogs. The ratio of the height of a sculpture to the actual height of the dog is 2:3. If the height of the sculpture is 14 inches, find the height of the dog.i need a step by step run through to understand

Answer 1

Given,

The ratio of the height of a sculpture to the actual height of the dog is 2:3.

The height of the sculpture is 14 inch.

let the height of the dog be h.

Thus,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{14}{h}=\frac{2}{3} \\ \Rightarrow h=14\times\frac{3}{2}=21inch \end{gathered}$

The actual height of the dog is 21 inch.