For a statue of Miss Levans, the amount of gold required is proportional to the square of the height of the statue. A statue of

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For a statue of Miss Levans, the amount of gold required is proportional to the square of the height of the statue. A statue of

Miss Levans that is 20 feet tall requires 80 pounds of gold. How many pounds of gold does a statue that is 25 feet tall require?

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Harman [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-04T20:59:08+03:00

Harman [31]4 years ago

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The square of the 20 is 400. Therefore the amount required is 1/5 of the squared height because 80/400 is 1/5. So, the square of 25 is 625. 1/5 of 625 would be 125 pounds of gold that is required