SOLUTION: 1. One surveillance camera was able to capture the image below. The image shows the thief entering the bank. In real life the door measures 84 inches but was only 16.8 centimeters

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Question 986914: 1. One surveillance camera was able to capture the image below. The image shows the thief entering the bank. In real life the door measures 84 inches but was only 16.8 centimeters in printed picture obtained from the bank. If the person in the printed photo measured 15 cm, how tall is suspect in real life? Report the height in feet and inches.

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
If 84 inches recorded as 16.8 cm
Then 84/16.8 = 1 cm
and 84/16.8 x 15 = 75 inches
75 inches = 6 foot 3 inches
Hope this helps :-)