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Answer 1

The question is an illustration of ratios and proportions

The Bospolder fox is 28 inches tall at the shoulder,

Represent the ratio as:

$Scale = Shoulder : Tail$

For the red fox, we have:

$Red = 20in : 55in$

For the Bospolder fox, we have:

$Bospolder =Shoulder : Tail$

To calculate the length of the shoulder of the Bospolder fox, we need its length at the tail.

Since it is not given, I will make an assumption.

Assume, the Bospolder fox is 77in tall at the tail.

The ratio becomes

$Bospolder =Shoulder : 77in$

Both animals are proportional; this means that they have the same ratio.

So, we have:

$Shoulder : 77in = 20in : 55in$

Express as fraction

$\frac{Shoulder }{ 77in }= \frac{20in }{55in}$

Multiply both sides by 77in

$Shoulder = \frac{20in }{55in} \times 77in$

$Shoulder = \frac{20in \times 77}{55}$

$Shoulder = 28in$

Using the assumed length, the Bospolder fox is 28 inches tall at the shoulder,

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