On a scale drawing of a museum, two water fountains are 10 inches apart. the actaul distance between them is 400 feet. on the same drawing the distance between two exhibits is 3.125 inches.
to the nearest foot, what is the actual distance between these to exhibits?

a. 13 feet

b. 125 feet

c. 313 feet

d. 425

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

An appliance store sells a washer-dryer combination for $1800. if the washer costs $300 more than the dryer, find the cost for each appliance.

The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 7 centimeters. if the area is 400 square centimeters, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.