Baskets- The Longaberger Basket Company's home is a scale model of one of the baskets they make. The scale factor is 600:1. a. At the roof, the building is 208 feet long by 142 feet wide. What are the dimensions of the top of the basket after which it is modeled? b. If the bottom of an actual basket is 3.8 inches by 2.5 inches, what are the dimensions around the bottom of the building?

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Baskets- The Longaberger Basket Company's home is a scale model of one of the baskets they make. The scale factor is 600:1.

a. At the roof, the building is 208 feet long by 142 feet wide. What are the dimensions of the top of the basket after which it is modeled?

b. If the bottom of an actual basket is 3.8 inches by 2.5 inches, what are the dimensions around the bottom of the building? 

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