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Another special building in Madurodam is Nijenrode Castle. Even the windows were carefully created to scale. If a window in the real castle is 2.5 feet tall, how tall would it be in the model castle in feet? In inches? Give your answers as decimals to the nearest tenth of a foot and nearest tenth of an inch.

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Final answer:

Without knowing the exact scale factor used in Madurodam, we assume it's similar to the 1:120 example, meaning a 2.5 feet tall window would be 0.2 feet or 0.25 inches tall in the model.

Step-by-step explanation:

When converting the real window height to the scale of Madurodam, we need to know the scale factor used for the model building. However, since this information is not provided, we'll assume we have a scale factor similar to the one used in an example given in the reference information:

For the building scale model mentioned in the provided references, a height of 3.5 feet corresponds to an actual height with a scale of 1:120 (1 inch = 10 feet). Using this same scale factor for the window, a real window that is 2.5 feet tall would be scaled down as follows:

Firstly, convert the height from feet to inches since our scale is in inches (2.5 feet * 12 inches/foot = 30 inches).

Then apply the scale factor (30 inches / 120 = 0.25).

Thus, on the model, the window would be 0.25 inches tall. To find the measurement in feet, we divide by 12 (0.25 inches / 12 = 0.0208 feet, rounded to 0.1 feet).

The window would be 0.2 feet tall on the model in Madurodam, or 0.25 inches when converted to the nearest tenth of an inch.

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