If you compare table values to answer choices, you can see right away that several don't work. The number of centimeters is greater than the number of inches, so adding to or multiplying the number of centimeters by some number more than 1 will not give you the smalller number that is inches.
While it may work for the first number (5 inches) to add 7.7 to get the first number of centimeters (12.7), you have to know that you can only add like to like. You can only add inches to inches (getting a result of inches), or centimeters to centimeters (getting a result of centimeters). From the point of view of the units involved, it is <em>nonsensical</em> to add a pure number to a number of inches and expect to get a number of centimeters.
So, we're down to the second choice:
- The number of inches is multiplied by 2.54 to find the number of centimeters.
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To find the pattern in the table, you can ...
- observe that the inch values differ by 1
- observe that the centimeter values differ by 2.54
- realize that the constant differences mean the relation between inches and centimeters is linear, and that a change in an inch value of 1 inch is multiplied by 2.54 to find the corresponding change in centimeter value.
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I don't know what the first step in your problem solving process is supposed to be. In my problem solving process, the first step is always to <em>look at what you are given</em>. The next step is <em>look at what you are being asked for</em>.
Subtracting -9 from any number is the same as
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<u>subtracting 9 from that number.</u>
The information's given in the question are of vital importance. These information's should be very useful while getting to the desired answer of the given question.Let us now concentrate on the problem that needs to be solved.
The height of the sign that casts a shadow of 4 meters is = 5 meters
Then
The height of the tree that casts a shadow of 30 meters = (5/4) * 30 meters
= 150/4 meters
= 37.5 meters
So the tree casting a shadow of 30 meters is actually 37.5 meters in height. I hope the procedure is simple enough for you to understand.
What exactly is your question?
