Last summer you grew a giant squash that was 6 feet long and proportionally similar to your other squash. These squash tend to be about 1.5 feet long and weigh about 1 pound. About how much do you think the giant squash weighs?

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The weight of the giant squash can be estimated using the cube of the scale factor of its length compared to the normal squash. Since the giant squash is 6 feet long and normal ones are 1.5 feet, the scale factor is 4 (6/1.5). Cubing this scale factor (4^3 = 64) and applying it to the weight of a normal squash (1 pound) gives an estimated weight of 64 pounds, which is more than 50 pounds.

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