document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175689>Question 1175689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the amount of food a person needs is proportional to their volume. if a person five feet tall needs 2500 calories, how much would the same person scaled up to a height of ten feet need?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #801351 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=801351\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "...5 feet tall... \"SCALED UP TO\" 10 feet implies that the two people are similar figures.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the measurement of height increases by a factor of 2, the volume increases by a factor of 2^3=8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if the 5 foot tall person needs 2500 calories, the 10 foot tall person requires 8*2500 = 20,000 calories.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );