SOLUTION: The leaf-cutter ant is about 1.27 cm long and takes strides of 0.84 cm. If a person could take proportionally equivalent strides, what size strides would a 1.65 m tall algebra s

Algebra ->  Proportions  -> Lessons -> SOLUTION: The leaf-cutter ant is about 1.27 cm long and takes strides of 0.84 cm. If a person could take proportionally equivalent strides, what size strides would a 1.65 m tall algebra s      Log On


   

Question 215368: The leaf-cutter ant is about 1.27 cm long and takes
strides of 0.84 cm. If a person could take proportionally
equivalent strides, what size strides would a 1.65 m tall
algebra student take?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.27/.84=1.65/x
1.27x=.84*1.65
1.27x=1.386
x=1.386/1.27
x=1.09134 m. is the stride for the 1.65 m. tall student.