Raul is 6 ft tall and he notices that he casts a shadow that's 5 ft long. He then measures that the shadow cast by his school building is 30 ft long. How tall the building?

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Raul is 6 ft tall and he notices that he casts a shadow that's 5 ft long. He then measures that the shadow cast by his school building is 30 ft long. How tall the building?
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