#61   The Empire State Building is 1,454 feet to its tip, and the average 3 year old child is 3 feet tall.  If the 3 year old is 3 feet, then how many 3 year olds would it take to stack up to the height of 2 Empire State Buildings?

Fascinating fact:  The Empire State Building is made up of 5663 cubic meters (200,000 cubic feet) of Indiana Limestone.

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