Question

For a statue of Miss Levans, the amount of gold required is proportional to the square of the height of the statue. A statue of Miss Levans that is 20 feet tall requires 80 pounds of gold. How many pounds of gold does a statue that is 25 feet tall require?

Answer 1

The square of the 20 is 400. Therefore the amount required is 1/5 of the squared height because 80/400 is 1/5. So, the square of 25 is 625. 1/5 of 625 would be 125 pounds of gold that is required