Eugene D asked:
Last summer you grew a giant squash that was 6 feet long and proportionally similar to your other squash. These squash tend to be 1.5 feet long and weigh about a pound. About how much do you think the giant squash weighs?
A. less than 10 pounds. B. Between 10-20 pounds C. between 20-50 pounds D. More than 50 pounds
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May 11th, 2005 at 11:00 am
A.Less than 10 pounds.
May 11th, 2005 at 1:04 pm
The squash is 4 times longer than the normal squash. Since they are proportionally similar, that means the larger one will weigh 4 times more, namely, about 4 pounds.
Thus, the answer is A. Less than 10 pounds
May 13th, 2005 at 5:20 pm
less than 10 about 9 lbs.
May 14th, 2005 at 3:52 pm
6ft divide by 1.5ft, times 1 lb
6/1.5 *1
= 12/3 *1
= 4 lb
Ans: (A) less than 10 pounds