Q:

The height of a building (135) is proportional to the number of floors The figure shows the height of a building with 9 floors. Write the ratio of height of the building to the number of floors. Then find the unit rate, and explain what it means in this situation. How tall would the building be if it had 15 floors?

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Answer:Part a) The ratio is [tex]\frac{135}{9}\frac{ft}{floors}[/tex]Part b)  The unit rate means that each floor of the building has a height of 15 feetPart c)  225 ftStep-by-step explanation:Part a)see the attached figure to better understand the problemLetx -----> the height of the building in feety ----> the number of floorsThe ratio of the height of the building to the number of floors is equal to divide the height of the building by the number of floors[tex]ratio=\frac{x}{y}[/tex]we have[tex]x=135\ ft\\y=9\ floors[/tex]substitute[tex]ratio=\frac{135}{9}\frac{ft}{floors}[/tex]Part b) The unit rate is[tex]\frac{135}{9}\frac{ft}{floors}=15\frac{ft}{floor}[/tex]That means -----> Each floor of the building has a height of 15 feet.Part c) How tall would the building be if it had 15 floorsLetx ----> the height of the buildingusing proportion[tex]\frac{1}{15}\frac{floor}{ft}=\frac{15}{x}\frac{floor}{ft}\\\\x=15(15)\\\\x=225\ ft[/tex]