document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708003>Question 708003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An architect built a scale of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is 10 inches tall and 20.5 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 8 feet tall, what is its diameter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x inches / (8*12 inches) = 10 in / 20.5 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 96(10/20.5) inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 46.83 inches (diameter of the actual fountain)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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