SOLUTION: in a photo of a father and his daughter,the daughters height is 2.3cm and the fathers is 5.8cm,if the father is actually 188cm tall,how tall is the daughter?

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Question 308682: in a photo of a father and his daughter,the daughters height is 2.3cm and the fathers is 5.8cm,if the father is actually 188cm tall,how tall is the daughter?
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in a photo of a father and his daughter,the daughters height is 2.3cm and the fathers is 5.8cm,if the father is actually 188cm tall,how tall is the daughter?
the ratio in the photo 2.3/ 5.8 = x/188
2.3 *188 = 5.8 *X
2.3*188 / 5.8 =x
son's actual height = 74.55cm