Practice problem

Proportions — Definition & Examples

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Christine
Alex Federspiel
Joshua Siktar
Caroline K

A wardrobe with a length of 6 ft and a height of 8 ft. A mini dresser with a length of 1 ft and a height of ? ft. — Image source: By Christine

Julien recently got into woodworking and made a mini model of the wardrobe in his room. The mini wardrobe retains the same width-height ratio as the original one.

Julien wants to make the mini wardrobe $1$ foot wide. How tall should he make the mini wardrobe?