SOLUTION: you want to make a scale model of one of the clay horses found in a tomb . the clay horse is 1.5 meters tall and 2 meters long.your scale will be 18 inches long how tall should it

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Question 186: you want to make a scale model of one of the clay horses found in a tomb . the clay horse is 1.5 meters tall and 2 meters long.your scale will be 18 inches long
how tall should it be? how long should it be?
Answer by KMST(5484) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The proportions of the horse are
height%2Flength=1.5m%2F2m=1.5%2F2
If "your scale will be 18 inches long" means that the length of the scale model will be 18 inches,
the proportions of the scale model are
height%2Flength=x%2F18inches=1.5%2F2 --> x=%281.5%2F2%29%2A%2818inches%29=highlight%2813.5inches%29

How tall should the scale model be? highlight%2813.5inches%29
How long should it be? highlight%2818inches%29 Didn't we assume that "your scale will be 18 inches long" meant that the length of the scale model would be 18 inches.