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A building has a scale of 2 inches equal to 25 feet. On the blueprint, the 10 story building has a height of 12 inches. What is he actual height of 1 story?

User Mr Pang
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First divide 12 by 10 to get the height of one story on the blueprint, which is 1.2.
Then divide 25 by 2 to get how many feet equal 1 inch (12.5)
Lastly multiply 12.5 by 1.2 to get how many feet equal 1.2 inches.

The answer would be:
The actual height of one story is 15 feet.
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