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Jabo is standing next to a building. Jabo is 6.25 feet tall, and cast a shadow that 14 feet long. If the building cast a shadow that is 144in long, how tall is the building?

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Answer:

64.286ft

Explanation:

6.25-->14

x-->144in=12ft im going to asume you meant 144ft or that would be a very small building

14/6.25=2.24ft shadow for 1 real foot

144/2.24=about 64.286ft

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