A man is trying to measure the height of a building. He places a 7-foot pole in the shadow of the building so that the shadow of the pole is exactly covered by the shadow of the building. The total length of the building's shadow is 186 feet, and the pole casts a shadow that is 5.5 feet long. How tall (in feet) is the building? Round your answer to the nearest foot. Shadow of pole Pole Shadow of building Sun Building

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A man is trying to measure the height of a building. He places a 7-foot pole in the shadow of the building so that the shadow of the pole is exactly covered by the
shadow of the building. The total length of the building's shadow is 186 feet, and the pole casts a shadow that is 5.5 feet long. How tall (in feet) is the building?
Round your answer to the nearest foot.
Shadow of pole
Pole
Shadow of building
Sun
Building
Transcribed Image Text:A man is trying to measure the height of a building. He places a 7-foot pole in the shadow of the building so that the shadow of the pole is exactly covered by the shadow of the building. The total length of the building's shadow is 186 feet, and the pole casts a shadow that is 5.5 feet long. How tall (in feet) is the building? Round your answer to the nearest foot. Shadow of pole Pole Shadow of building Sun Building
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