Given that the scale of the drawing is 1 inch :8 feet
Recall that 12 inches = 1 foot
Hence 8 feet = 8 * 12 inches
= 96 inches
Hence the scale factor is 96
If on the scale drawing, the building is 5 1/2 inches tall then the height of the building
= 5 1/2 * 96
= 11/2 * 96
= 528 inches
Since 12 inches = 1 foot
528 inches = 528/12 feet
= 44 feet
The building is 44 feet height.