SOLUTION: Ok how about one more: Leonardo da Vinci measured various distances on the human body in order to make accurate drawings. He determined that generally the ratio of the kneeling hei

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: Ok how about one more: Leonardo da Vinci measured various distances on the human body in order to make accurate drawings. He determined that generally the ratio of the kneeling height of a person to the standing height of that person was 3/4. Using this ratio, determine how tall a person is who has a kneeling height of 48 in. This question is from textbook

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
k = kneeling height
s = standing height
k/s = 3/4
3/4 = 48/s
3s = 4*48
3s = 192
s = 64 in
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