SOLUTION: a scale model of a home is 8% of actual size. If the model is 4.8 feet tall, how tall is the building?
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Question 618527: a scale model of a home is 8% of actual size. If the model is 4.8 feet tall, how tall is the building?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8% of x = 4.8
0.08x = 4.8
x = 4.8/0.08
x = 60
So the building is 60 ft tall.
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