Curtis is buying a figurine that is 3 inches high according to the box. The picture on the box is 5 centimeters high and 4 centimeters wide. What proportion could you use to determine the width of the figurine?

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anonymous · Answer

Use the proportion of the width to the height, which according to your problem is 4:5.

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 4cm }{ 5cm } =\frac{ 3inch }{ x }$$

anonymous · Answer

Flip the right side. Put x on top and 3 inch on the bottom. In your proportion equations you want tops and bottoms to correspond. In this case both numerators need to be the widths and both denominators the heights.

anonymous · Answer

i know but the answer choices im getting are

anonymous · Answer

Answer is D. There are different ways to work these. The approach in the answers appears to be height of drawing / height of model = width of drawing / width of model. You get the same answer either way