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  • 16-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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A pole casts a shadow 20 feet long . Anothe pole 3 feet high cast a shadow 5 feet long. If the heights and shadows are in proportion, how high is the first pole?

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ashken7412 ashken7412
  • 16-02-2017
the first pole is 12 feet long
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1noah1
1noah1 1noah1
  • 16-02-2017
Would be 33.3 because 5/3 is 1.6666667 and 20*1.6666667 is 33.3!
(psst, there is more 3's after the 33.3)
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