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
Building?
Show thinking.
The shadow is how many ft long?
Transcribed Image Text: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? Show thinking. The shadow is how many ft long?
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