SOLUTION: a statue is 3 feet tall. the display case for a model of the statue can fit a model that is no more than 9 inches tall. which of the scales below allows for the tallest model of th

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Question 970769: a statue is 3 feet tall. the display case for a model of the statue can fit a model that is no more than 9 inches tall. which of the scales below allows for the tallest model of the statue that will fit n the display case?
a)2:1
b)1:1
c)1:3
d)1:4

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the case can fit a 9 inch statue
9/36 is the ratio, which is 1 to 4.

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