Photo height proportion

While photographing the class, Henry noticed that he was only 8 cm tall in the photo, while Patrick standing next to him was 8.5 cm tall. Based on his height, Henry calculated that Patrick must measure 17 dm. How tall is Henry?

Final Answer:

H =  16 dm

Step-by-step explanation:

h1=8 cm p1=8.5 cm P=17 dm  H:h1 =P:p1  H=h1 p1P=8 8.517=16 dm



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