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An architect builds a scale model of a skyscraper for a land development proposal. The model is 2 ft tall. The scale of the model is 1 in. : 7.2 m. How tall is the proposed skyscraper in meters? Show your work.​

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Answer:

172.8 meters

Explanation:

there are 12 inches in a foot. that makes a total of 24 inches in the model.

24x7.2 is 172.8

the skyscraper is 172.8 meters tall

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