A recipe that yields 12 buttermilk biscuits calls for 2 cups of flour. How much flour is needed to make 30 biscuits? An exhibit at Tobu World Square in Japan includes a scale model of the Empire State Building. The model was built using a scale of 1m : 25m. The height of the actual Empire State Building is 443.2 meters. What is the height of the model?

A recipe that yields 12 buttermilk biscuits calls for 2 cups of flour. How much flour is needed to make 30 biscuits? An exhibit at Tobu World Square in Japan includes a scale model of the Empire State Building. The model was built using a scale of 1m : 25m. The height of the actual Empire State Building is 443.2 meters. What is the height of the model?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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