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6. A two-story building measures 21 feet

from the ground. A scale model shows the
building to be 3 inches tall. How many inches
would an 84 foot building be in the model?
height:

6. A two-story building measures 21 feet from the ground. A scale model shows the-example-1
User Quang Nguyen
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

First figure the ratio of the real building to the model which is 21 divide 3. So the ratio is 1:7, since we're finding the height of the model, we divide 7 by 84 which is 12

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