For a statue of Mrs. Levans, the amount of gold required is proportional to the square of the height of the statue. A statue of Mrs. Levans that is 20 feet tall requires 80 pounds of gold. How much pounds of gold I does a 25 feet tall statue require?

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Hillary Gallagher

Mathematics

29 April, 20:04

For a statue of Mrs. Levans, the amount of gold required is proportional to the square of the height of the statue. A statue of Mrs. Levans that is 20 feet tall requires 80 pounds of gold. How much pounds of gold I does a 25 feet tall statue require?

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Lillie Odom · Answer 1

The answer to your question is: 100 pounds of gold

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

h = 20 ft

w = 80 pounds of gold

h2 = 25 ft

w2 = ?

It is a rate and proportion problem

20 : 80 : : 25 : x

x = (80 x 25) / 20

x = 2000 / 20

x = 100 pounds of gold