The actual fountain will be 17 yards tall.
A given fountain in a sketch = 1/4 yard tall
An actual fountain = 68 times 1/4 yard of a given fountain in a sketch
To derive the height of the actual fountain, the drawn fountain sketch which is 1/4 [yard tall] will be multiplied by 68, which is the value of a fountain as tall as the given sketch.
Therefore,
= 1/4 x 68
= 1 x 68 ÷ 4
= 68 ÷ 4
= 17 yards
The fountain will be 17 yards tall
The above expression is a relative number problem. And to derive a solution to such problem, several mathematical tools were made use of. Significantly, order of operations i.e. BODMAS was made use of. BODMAS is an acronym of Bracket, Of, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
Also, an element of fraction is indicated above. Fraction refers to a number that represents a part of a whole. It is usually in numerator and denominator. Numerators, notably are numbers that are always on top while denominator are numbers that are usually at the bottom in any given fraction. There are three types of fraction. They are:
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