A statue on a shelf is recreated on a computer screen. The actual statue is 14 in. tall and 4 in. wide. The statue on the computer screen is 1.5. in. wide. How tall is the statue on the computer screen? Represent the answer as a decimal
To find the height of the statue on the computer screen, we can use the ratio of the width of the actual statue to the width of the statue on the computer screen:
Actual width / Actual height = Screen width / Screen height
4 in / 14 in = 1.5 in / x
Cross multiply to solve for x:
4 * x = 14 * 1.5
4x = 21
x = 21 / 4
x = 5.25
Therefore, the height of the statue on the computer screen is 5.25 inches.