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3-3. Lesson 3-3 Example 5. Solve. BUILDINGS The Fox Plaza building in Los Angeles is 492 feet tall. The Aon Center is 858 feet tall. What is the combined height of the two buildings?. Understand Read the problem. Write what you know. The Fox Plaza is 492 feet tall.
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3-3 Lesson 3-3 Example 5 Solve. BUILDINGS The Fox Plaza building in Los Angeles is 492 feet tall. The Aon Center is 858 feet tall. What is the combined height of the two buildings? Understand Read the problem. Write what you know. The Fox Plaza is 492feet tall. The Aon Center is 858 feet tall.
3-3 Lesson 3-3 Example 5 Plan Pick a strategy. One strategy is to solve a simpler problem. Write the heights of each building in expanded form.
Add each column:1200 + 140 + 10 3-3 Lesson 3-3 Example 5 Solve Fox Plaza400 + 90 + 2Aon Center 800 + 50 + 8 Rewrite the expanded form for each column. 1000 + 200 + 100 + 40 + 10 Find the sum of the place values. 1000 + 300 + 50 The combined height of the buildings is1,350feet.
3-3 Lesson 3-3 Example 5 Check Estimate the individual height of each building. Is your answer close to the sum of the estimates?