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A city skyscraper is 1,450 feet tall. A scale model is made that is 1:290 of its size. How tall is the model?

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Answer:

Height of skyscraper's model = 5 feet

Explanation:

Given:

Height of skyscraper = 1,450 feet

Scale model ratio = 1:290

Find:

Height of skyscraper's model.

Computation:

Height of skyscraper's model = Height of skyscraper × Scale model ratio

Height of skyscraper's model = 1,450 × (1/290)

Height of skyscraper's model = 5 feet

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