document.write( "Question 1173395: To convert from centimetres to inches, you can use the fact that a 30-cm ruler is just over 12 inches long. A person is 160 cm tall. what is the person's approximate height, in inches? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "To convert from centimetres to inches, you can use the fact that a 30-cm ruler is just over 12 inches long. A person is 160 cm tall. what is the person's approximate height, in inches?
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Let approximate height, in inches, be H
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document.write( "Then we get the following PROPORTION: \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+30%2F160%2C+%22=%22%2C+12%2FH%29\"
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document.write( "30H = 12(160) ------ Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "Person's approximate height, or  \n" );
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