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  • 13-04-2015
  • Mathematics
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A flagpole casts a shadow 27 feet long . A person standing nearby nearly casts a shadow 8 feet long . If the person is 6 feet tall , how tall is the flagpole



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alybsinger
alybsinger alybsinger
  • 13-04-2015
x/27=6/8
x/27=3/4
now we cross multiply 
4x=27(3)
4x=81
x=20.25
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