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)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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( " \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... \n" ); document.write( " |