SOLUTION: a cockroach that is 1.6 inches long can move 80 inches per second. how many times your height could you move if you were a cockroach? my height is 5'1

Question 391956: a cockroach that is 1.6 inches long can move 80 inches per second. how many times your height could you move if you were a cockroach? my height is 5'1
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a cockroach that is 1.6 inches long can move 80 inches per second. how many times your height could you move if you were a cockroach? my height is 5'1
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Use a proportion:
move/length = move/length
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move/61" = 80/1.6"
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move = 61(80/1.6)inches per second
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move = 3050 inches per second
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times your height = 3050/61 = 50
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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