SOLUTION: if a 1.2-inch long grasshopper can jump 5 feet, how far can a 1.5-inch long grasshopper jump? Assume the distance jumped is proportional to the grass hoppers length.

Question 1139769: if a 1.2-inch long grasshopper can jump 5 feet, how far can a 1.5-inch long grasshopper jump?
Assume the distance jumped is proportional to the grass hoppers length.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

5 feet, times the ratio of the lengths of the two grasshoppers.

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