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A scale model of a building is 8% of a acutal size. If the model is 1.2 meters tall, how tall is the building?
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A scale model of a building is 8% of a acutal size. If the model is 1.2 meters tall, how tall is the building?
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A scale model of a building is 8% of a acutal size. If the model is 1.2 meters tall, how tall is the building? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A scale model of a building is 8% of a actual size.
If the model is 1.2 meters tall, how tall is the building?
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let h = the height of the bldg
8% of the real is 1.2 meters, therefore
.08h = 1.2
h = 1.2/.08
h = 15 meters is the actual height
