Your grandparents bring you a 1:800 scale model of the Eiffel Tower after a trip to Paris. The height of the model is 40.5 centi

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harkovskaia [24]

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Your grandparents bring you a 1:800 scale model of the Eiffel Tower after a trip to Paris. The height of the model is 40.5 centi

meters. Find the actual height x (in meters) of the Eiffel Tower.

Mathematics

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Sergio [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T12:45:28+03:00

Sergio [31]3 years ago

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Multiply 40.5 by 800
you get 32400
then divide by 100 to get to meters
324 meters

Readme [11.4K] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-31T14:05:33+03:00

Readme [11.4K]3 years ago

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Hey,

The answer is: 324 m

Because:
1:800=1/800

So we have the following equation:
1/800=40.5 cm/x
x=40.5 cm (800) = 32,400 cm

32,400 cm = 32,400 cm(1 m/100 cm) = 324 m