08-03-2017
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Your geometry class goes outside to measure the height of the school's flagpole. A student sho is 5 feet tall stands up straight and casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. At the same time the flagpole casts a shadow that is 24 feet long. What is the height of the flagpole?

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wolf1728 wolf1728

13-03-2017

5 feet / 8 feet = flagpole / 24 feet

24 * 5 / 8 = flagpole height

120 / 8 = flagpole height

flagpole height = 15 feet

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hurtnuke hurtnuke

27-06-2018

5 feet / 8 feet = flagpole / 24 feet

24 * 5 / 8 = flagpole height

120 / 8 = flagpole height

flagpole height = 15 feet

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