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On a scale drawing, a cell phone tower is is 1.25 feet tall. The scale factor is 1/150. What is there height of the actual cell phone tower?

A.) 37.5 feet

B.) 148 feet

C.) 120 feet

D.) 187.5 feet

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This is saying that 1.25 is 1/150 of the actual height, so in order to find the actual height, you multiply 1.25 by 150. if you do this you get D. 187.5 feet
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