SOLUTION: a house is 60 feet wide a photo shows the width as 2.5 inches wide and the height as 3 in. what is the actual height in feet ?

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Question 436023: a house is 60 feet wide a photo shows the width as 2.5 inches wide and the height as 3 in. what is the actual height in feet ?
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60/2.5=24 so the scale is 1 inch:24 feet. The height is 3 in. which equals 72 feet high.
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