SOLUTION: Scientist in Alaska recently found a hadrosaur footprint that measured 14 inches across. It is believed that the footprint was created by a young dinosaur that was approximately 27

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Question 707416: Scientist in Alaska recently found a hadrosaur footprint that measured 14 inches across. It is believed that the footprint was created by a young dinosaur that was approximately 27 feet long. Adult hadrosaurs have been known to be 40 feet long. How wide would you expect a footprint of an adult hadrosaur to be? show your reasoning.
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Scientist in Alaska recently found a hadrosaur footprint that measured 14 inches across. It is believed that the footprint was created by a young dinosaur that was approximately 27 feet long. Adult hadrosaurs have been known to be 40 feet long. How wide would you expect a footprint of an adult hadrosaur to be? show your reasoning.
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Use a proportion.
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x/40 = 14/27
x = 40*14/27
x = 20.47 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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