4. Marta is standing 4 ft behind a fence 6 ft 6 in. tall. When she looks over the fence, she can just see the top edge of a building. She knows that the building is 32 ft 6 in. behind the fence. Her eyes are 5 ft from the ground. How tall is the building? Give your answer to the nearest half foot. Fence 5 ft Building 32 ft 6 in.- 4 ft
4. Marta is standing 4 ft behind a fence 6 ft 6 in. tall. When she looks over the fence, she can just see the top edge of a building. She knows that the building is 32 ft 6 in. behind the fence. Her eyes are 5 ft from the ground. How tall is the building? Give your answer to the nearest half foot. Fence 5 ft Building 32 ft 6 in.- 4 ft
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How tall is the building? Give your answer to the nearest half foot
![4. Marta is standing 4 ft behind a fence 6 ft 6 in. tall. When
she looks over the fence, she can just see the top edge of a
building. She knows that the building is 32 ft 6 in. behind
the fence. Her eyes are 5 ft from the ground. How tall is
the building? Give your answer to the nearest half foot.
Fence
5 ft
Building
6 ft 6 in.
32 ft 6 in.
4 ft](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fadd5723f-9392-40ec-a726-7238098511a0%2F2c426232-7a70-4f1c-8295-03fb8da61308%2Fox0q50s_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:4. Marta is standing 4 ft behind a fence 6 ft 6 in. tall. When
she looks over the fence, she can just see the top edge of a
building. She knows that the building is 32 ft 6 in. behind
the fence. Her eyes are 5 ft from the ground. How tall is
the building? Give your answer to the nearest half foot.
Fence
5 ft
Building
6 ft 6 in.
32 ft 6 in.
4 ft
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