SOLUTION: The sears Tower is 1450 feet tall. Jeff wanted to make a scale model for his class project, but his mother's car can hold only a 36 in tall model. What scale does Jeff need?
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Question 745066: The sears Tower is 1450 feet tall. Jeff wanted to make a scale model for his class project, but his mother's car can hold only a 36 in tall model. What scale does Jeff need? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sears Tower is 1450 feet tall. Jeff wanted to make a scale model for his class project, but his mother's car can hold only a 36 in tall model. What scale does Jeff need?
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36:1450
=~ 1:40.2777...
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He should make it 1:40 and find a different car to transport it.
It would be 36.25" tall
