SOLUTION: In a scale​ drawing, a 198​-foot-tall building is drawn 3 inches high. If another building is drawn 8 inches​ high, how tall is that​ building?

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Question 1057075: In a scale​ drawing, a 198​-foot-tall building is drawn 3 inches high. If another building is drawn
8 inches​ high, how tall is that​ building?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a scale​ drawing, a 198​-foot-tall building is drawn 3 inches high. If another building is drawn
8 inches​ high, how tall is that​ building?
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Use a proportion::
x/8 = 198/3
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x = (8/3)(198) = 8*66 = 528 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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