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= The Bank Of America Plaza =



The Bank of America Plaza is located in Atlanta,and is the 53rd tallest building in the world. This building was built in only 14 months and completed in 1992! The building is 1,024 feet high, making it the 6th tallest building in the country. There is a 90 foot point at the top of the building. The steel pyramid underneath the obelisk glows orange at night due to lighting. The Bank of America Plaza was the last American skyscraper built to be one of the ten tallest in the world, until the Trump International Hotel and Tower was built in Chicago. The 55 story building is hoped to be changed into the first 16th floors becoming a 5-star Hotel!

Word Problems:

1) The 55 story Bank of America Building in Atlanta is 1,024 feet hight. The owner of the company decides to be generous and is going to throw a big box of money from the point of the building. How long will it take to reach the ground so that all the people can get money and go shopping?

2) A robber is trying to get up to the top of the Bank of America Building by throwing a hook up and climbing up. He throws it with a velocity of 12 feet per second. How long will it take for the hook to reach the top of the building?