SOLUTION: In a photograph of a father and his daughter, the daughter's height is 2.3 cm and the father's height is 5.8 cm. if the father is actually 188 cm tall, how tall is the daughter?

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Question 898590: In a photograph of a father and his daughter, the daughter's height is 2.3 cm and the father's height is 5.8 cm. if the father is actually 188 cm tall, how tall is the daughter?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ratio of photographHeight%2FLiveActualHeight

Let d = the daughter's actual height.
2.3%2Fd=5.8%2F188