document.write( "Question 1033327: Given that a 50 foot tall amazon women from a science fiction movie is similar to a normal size woman, determine her weight given that the average woman is 5.5 ft tall and weighs 40 lbs. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #647897 by fractalier(6550)\"\" \"About 
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Assuming that the weight is directly proportional to the height (which it really isn't), we can solve this with a proportion...
\n" ); document.write( "\"5.5%2F40+=+50%2Fx\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cross-multiply and solve, we get
\n" ); document.write( "5.5x = 2000
\n" ); document.write( "x = 363.6 pounds
\n" ); document.write( "This is realistically incorrect, even there was a fifty-foot woman...
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