Parachute Ride

[nycmath]

The Coney Island Parachute Ride landmark stands tall at 250 feet. How many inches tall is the Parachute Ride if there are 12 inches in one foot?

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There are 12 inches in 1 foot
The parachute ride is 250 inches
Let x be the number of feet in 250 inches
[tex]\frac{x}{250}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{1}{12}[/tex]
12x=250
x=20[tex]\frac{5}{6}[/tex]

[nycmath]

There are 12 inches in 1 foot
The parachute ride is 250 inches
Let x be the number of feet in 250 inches
[tex]\frac{x}{250}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{1}{12}[/tex]
12x=250
x=20[tex]\frac{5}{6}[/tex]

The ride is not 250 inches. The ride is 250 feet high. It is a parachute.

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Oops. Then, the answer would be 250*12, or 3000 inches

[nycmath]

Oops. Then, the answer would be 250*12, or 3000 inches

Now it makes sense.