Question

Priya is stacking building blocks to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 212feet tall, which is 58of the height of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished? (Choose 3)

Answer 1

CORRECT QUESTION :

Priya is stacking building blocks to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 212feet tall, which is 5/8 of the height of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished?

Answer:

when finished the height of the tower will be 339.2 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN :

Height of unfinished tower = 212 ft

Let total height of the tower be H ft.

According to the question;

212 is 5/8 of the height of the tower she wants to build.

i.e., 212 = 5/8 of H

or, 212 x 8/5 = H

so, H = 339.2 ft

So, when finished the height of the tower will be 339.2 ft.

Answer 2

when finished the height of the tower will be 339.2 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN :

Height of unfinished tower = 212 ft

Let total height of the tower be H ft.

According to the question;

212 is 5/8 of the height of the tower she wants to build.

i.e., 212 = 5/8 of H

or, 212 x 8/5 = H

so, H = 339.2 ft

So, when finished the height of the tower will be 339.2 ft.