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A scale of a new building was created for approval by the city council. The scale of the model is 5 inches = 24 feet. If the model is 5 feet tall, how tall is the actual building

User Mihai Stan
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288

Explanation:

This is because you you multiply 5 times 12 because there is 5 feet and 12 inches a foot. That =60 then 5 fits in 60 twelve times so that mean you multiply 12 by 24 because you multiply the inches by how tall the building actually is.

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Answer:

288

Explanation:

5 feet = 60 inches

60/5 = 12

12*24= 288

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