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Priya is stat king building blocks to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 2 1/2 feet tall, which is 5/8 of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished?
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Priya is stat king building blocks to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 2 1/2 feet tall, which is 5/8 of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished?

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4 feet tall

Explanation:

You can solve this equation by taking 2.5/5 to get 0.5, and then by taking 0.5 times 8 to get 4.

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