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America’s famous Golden Gate bridge is 6480 ft long with 756 ft tall towers. A model of this bridge exhibited in a fair is 60 ft long with 7 ft tall towers. Is the model in proportion to the original bridge?

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The ratio of Golden Gate Bridge & Its model are = 6480 : 756

Product of extremes = 6480 × 7 = 45,360

Product of means = 756 x 60 = 45,360

Product of extremes = Product of means

The model is in proportion to the ordinal bridge.

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