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If a 36 inch yardstick casts a 21 foot shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 feet? What is the scale factor
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If a 36 inch yardstick casts a 21 foot shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 feet? What is the scale factor

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288 is the answer for this
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168÷21=8
The scale factor is 8
36×8=288
The building is 288 inches
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