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A 6-foot person standing 15 feet from a streetlight casts a 10-foot shadow. Two similar triangles are formed. One triangle is formed by the person and the shadow that the person casts. A second triangle is formed by the streetlight and the ground from the base of the streetlight to the end of the shadow.

The street light is __ times taller than the person.

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Answered by Steve
the ratio of heights is the same as the ratio of ground distances, namely 25/10
Answered by Anonymous
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Answered by wth
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