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The person is about 5.8 feet tall.
Next, try this one yourself.
Question
Find the missing length on the pair of similar triangles below.
A 1.0 cm
B 2.7 cm
C 6.0 cm
D 13.5 cm
Answer
The correct choice is B. Set up the proportion and cross-multiply.
Review
• A ratio is a quotient used to compare two numbers.
• A proportion is two or more ratios that are equivalent to each other.
• Solve simple proportions by cross multiplying to get an equation that can be solved by
division.
• Solve complex proportions in essentially the same way; it may take several steps to
solve the equation that results from the cross-multiplication.
