An art collector buys a replica of a famous sculpture. The replica has exactly the same shape as the original but is smaller. The replica is 18 cm tall, and the the

original sculpture is 30 cm tall. If 189 cm of bronze was needed to make the replica, how much bronze was needed to make the original sculpture?

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Ernesto Durham

Mathematics

13 May, 20:01

An art collector buys a replica of a famous sculpture. The replica has exactly the same shape as the original but is smaller. The replica is 18 cm tall, and the the

original sculpture is 30 cm tall. If 189 cm of bronze was needed to make the replica, how much bronze was needed to make the original sculpture?

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Ellen · Answer 1

315cm

Step-by-step explanation:

For this, we need to set up a proportion.

18/189=30/x

Cross multiply.

18x=189*30

18x=5670

Divide both sides by 18.

x=315

Amber Lindsey · Answer 2

Amber Lindsey 13 May, 20:30

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The answer is 315 cm of bronze