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  • 02-05-2019
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The ratio of Sam’s height to joe’s height is 5:6. Sam is 57”tall, how tall is joe

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  • 02-05-2019

Joe is 68.4” tall. Set the ratio of 5/6=57/x, solve using the butterfly method (multiply 57 and 6, set equal to 5x) 57•6 is 342, so at this point it would be 342=5x. 342/5 is 68.4

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