While going for my daily run, I passed a squirrel carrying a nut in her mouth. When she saw me, she ran towards a safe place and, coming to a stone wall, easily jumped up on it and disappeared. I began to wonder how high I could jump if I were a squirrel.
If an average squirrel's back leg height from ground to hip is 3 ½ inches, and that squirrel can jump a 2 foot high wall, what height wall could I jump if I were a giant squirrel? My leg height from ground to hip is 36 inches. Give your answer in inches
Let's use a proportion.
3.5/2 = 36/x
3.5x = 72
x = 20.57 feet
20.57 * 12 = _______ inches
246.84 is wrong
3.5/24 = 36/x
How about 246.86?
Yep thx
To calculate the height of a wall you could jump if you were a giant squirrel, we can use a proportion based on the leg height ratio between an average squirrel and yourself.
Let's set up the proportion:
Average squirrel leg height: 3 ½ inches
Average squirrel wall jump: 2 feet (24 inches)
Giant squirrel leg height: 36 inches (as given)
Height of wall giant squirrel can jump: ?
Using the proportion, we can say:
(Average squirrel leg height) : (Height of average squirrel jump) = (Giant squirrel leg height) : (Height of giant squirrel jump)
Or in equation form:
(3 ½ inches) : (24 inches) = (36 inches) : (Height of giant squirrel jump)
Now, we can solve this proportion by cross-multiplication:
(3 ½) * (Height of giant squirrel jump) = (24) * (36)
(3.5) * (Height of giant squirrel jump) = 864
Dividing both sides of the equation by 3.5 to solve for the Height of giant squirrel jump:
Height of giant squirrel jump = 864 / 3.5
Height of giant squirrel jump ≈ 247.43 inches
Therefore, if you were a giant squirrel with a leg height of 36 inches, you could potentially jump a wall that is approximately 247.43 inches (or about 20.6 feet) high.