The height of the Empire State Building is 1250 feet tall. Your friend, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, is standing nearby and casts a shadow that is 33 inches long. What is the length of the shadow of the Empire State Building? The shadow is how many ft long? Show thinking.

The height of the Empire State Building is 1250 feet tall. Your friend, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, is standing nearby and casts a shadow that is 33 inches long. What is the length of the shadow of the Empire State Building? The shadow is how many ft long? Show thinking.

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The height of the Empire State Building is 1250 feet tall. Your friend,
who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, is standing nearby and casts a shadow that is
33 inches long. What is the length of the shadow of the Empire State
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The shadow is how many ft long?

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