Stonehenge 2 in hunt, Texas, is a scale model of the ancient construction in Wiltshire, England. The scale of the model to the original is 3 to 5. The altar Stone of the original construction is 4.9 meters tall. Write and solve a proportion to find the height of the model of the altar stone.

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Angie Green

23 February, 22:12

Stonehenge 2 in hunt, Texas, is a scale model of the ancient construction in Wiltshire, England. The scale of the model to the original is 3 to 5. The altar Stone of the original construction is 4.9 meters tall. Write and solve a proportion to find the height of the model of the altar stone.

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Elise Turner · Answer 1

Let the height of the model of the Alter Stone be h.

Then, 3/5 = h/4.9

h = (3 x 4.9) / 5 = 2.94

Therefore, the height of the Alter Stone is 2.94 meters