Middle School:
Question: Micah sculpts two statues, one of a dog and one of a cat. The real-life dog weighs 20 pounds, and its statue weighs 48 pounds. The real-life cat weighs 15 pounds. If the statues are both proportional to the animals in weight, then how much does the cat's statue weigh?
Answer: 36 pounds
Solution: Since 20 ÷ 48 = 5/12, the ratio of the animals’ weight to their statues’ must be 5:12. The cat weighs 15 pounds, so its statue’s weight must be 36 pounds because 5:12 = 15:36.
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