document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=591920>Question 591920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cake recipe will make a round cake that is 6 inches in diameter and 2 inches high. If you use the same recipe, but now pour the batter into a round cake pan that is 8 inches in diameter how tall will the cake be? Explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = height of cake\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 inches/8 inches = 2 feet/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We first convert 2 feet to inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 24 inches in 2 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is our new propportion: 6/8 = 24/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192 = 6h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32 = h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cake is 32 inches tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you need the answer in feet, divide 32 inches by 12 inches and your answer in terms of feet is 2.66 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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