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  • 12-04-2021
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A scale model of a building is 8 inches tall. The actual building is 120 feet tall. What is the scale factor of the model? (1ft. = 12 in.)​

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  • 13-04-2021

Answer:

1:180

Step-by-step explanation:

We start by multiplying the 120 feet by 12 inches to get the height of the building in inches, which is 1440.

Then, we have a ratio of 8:1440, which simplifies to 1:180 when we divide 1440 by 8.

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