SOLUTION: A typical male lion is about 2.1 meters long and stands about 90 cm tall at the shoulder. He also weighs about 240kg. The Sphinx is about 73.2 meters long, this includes the paws w

Question 54832: A typical male lion is about 2.1 meters long and stands about 90 cm tall at the shoulder. He also weighs about 240kg. The Sphinx is about 73.2 meters long, this includes the paws which are 15.3 meters long. If there existed a real lion that were the size of the Sphinx, how tall would you expect it to be? It says show your work and explain any assumptions you made.
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A typical male lion is about 2.1 meters long and stands about 90 cm tall at the shoulder. He also weighs about 240kg. The Sphinx is about 73.2 meters long, this includes the paws which are 15.3 meters long. If there existed a real lion that were the size of the Sphinx, how tall would you expect it to be? It says show your work and explain any assumptions you made.
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You have to assume the measurements are proportional for the real
lion and the artificial copy.
90cm/x = 2.1/73.2
2.1x=6500
x=3137.14 cm. or 31.37 meters high
Cheers,
Stan H.
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