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Shaq is making a model of a building using a scale in which 2 inches equals 15 feet of the model is 42.5 inches wide what is the actual width of the building in feet your answer could be exact around it into decimal places 

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Given:-

  • 15ft is equal to 2inches on scale.
  • Width of the building's model is 42.5 inches .

To find:-

  • the actual width of the building.

Answer:-

We are here given that,

2inches is equivalent to 15ft

So here by Unitary Method , we have;

1nch will be equivalent to 15/2ft

42.5 inch will be equal to 7.5*42.5 ft = 318.75 ft

Hence the required answer is 318.75ft .

and we are done!

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