Weight of a Statue

Question

A 7 cm statue weighs 50 grams. If this statue was 2 meters tall, how much would it weigh?

Answer 1

Step 1: standardize all units, therefore 2 m=200 cm

Step 2: Cross multiply:

7cm = 50g

200cm =?

[(200)x(50)]/7 = 1,428.571 g or 1.43 kg