document.write( "Question 1183168: Below is a proportions word problem and the answer. However, I am trying to determine which number,(300 or 30), should be the numerator and which number,(300 or 30),should be the denominator when solving this problem. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: \"The Statue of Liberty is about 300 feet tall and about 30 feet
\n" ); document.write( " wide. The town of Unionville is building a smaller model for
\n" ); document.write( " their Fourth of July celebration. Unionville's statue will be 3
\n" ); document.write( " feet wide. How tall should Unionville's statue be?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 300 feet tall = ? feet tall
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compare the denominators.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "300 feet tall = ? feet tall
\n" ); document.write( "30 feet wide 3 feet wide \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To get from 30 to 3, divide by 10. Divide the numerator and
\n" ); document.write( "denominator by 10 to find how tall the statue should be.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "300 feet tall ÷10 = 30 feet tall
\n" ); document.write( "30 feet wide ÷10 = 3 feet wide\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Unionville's statue should be 30 feet tall.\" \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Below is a proportions word problem and the answer. However, I am trying to determine which number,(300 or 30), should be the numerator and which number,(300 or 30),should be the denominator when solving this problem. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: \"The Statue of Liberty is about 300 feet tall and about 30 feet
\n" ); document.write( " wide. The town of Unionville is building a smaller model for
\n" ); document.write( " their Fourth of July celebration. Unionville's statue will be 3
\n" ); document.write( " feet wide. How tall should Unionville's statue be?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 300 feet tall = ? feet tall
\n" ); document.write( " 30 feet wide 3 feet wide \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compare the denominators.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "300 feet tall = ? feet tall
\n" ); document.write( "30 feet wide 3 feet wide \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To get from 30 to 3, divide by 10. Divide the numerator and
\n" ); document.write( "denominator by 10 to find how tall the statue should be.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "300 feet tall ÷10 = 30 feet tall
\n" ); document.write( "30 feet wide ÷10 = 3 feet wide\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Unionville's statue should be 30 feet tall.\"
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300 feet tall =  ? feet tall  ===> 300' = ?' \r\n" );
document.write( "    30 feet wide 3 feet wide  ===> 30'    3'
Compare the denominators: 30 and 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "To get from 30 to 3, divide by 10. Divide the numerator and denominator by 10:   \r\n" );
document.write( "                              ===> 300' ÷ 10  = ?'  = 30' \r\n" );
document.write( "                              ===>  30' ÷ 10    3'     3'
To find how tall the statue should be.: Unionville's statue should be 30 feet tall (see above). \n" );
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