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if you convert it all to inches (3 inches scale per 24 inches actual, and the height of the shelf becomes 72 inches actual), you can set up a proportion

(3/24)=(x/72) (x being the scaled height of shelf)

then cross multiply and divide

(3*72)/24=x

x = 9 inches

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