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A woman wants to measure the height of a nearby building. She places a 7 ft pole in the shadow of the building so that the shadow of

the pole is exactly covered by the shadow of the building. The total length of the building's shadow is 198 ft, and the pole casts a
shadow that is 5.75 ft long. How tall is the building? Round your answer to the nearest foot. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)

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assuming you meant the total length of the building's shadow is 167 ft,
h/167 = 7/5.5
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