SOLUTION: To meet building codes, a building must have a roof no taller than 74 feet. An architect is designing a museum with a 14 1/2 foot ground floor, and 12 foot 3 inch upper floors (inc

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Question 1023332: To meet building codes, a building must have a roof no taller than 74 feet. An architect is designing a museum with a 14 1/2 foot ground floor, and 12 foot 3 inch upper floors (including supports).How many floors, including the ground floor, can the building have?
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Subtract 14.5 from 74, then divide the difference by 12.25. Round your answer DOWN to the next whole number. Add 1.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it