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If a 6-foot man has a shadow of 9 feet, how long a shadow would a 20-foot pole have?
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Answered by
Damon
9 shadow/ 6 object * 20 object
= (180/6) shadow
= 30 shadow
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John
Looking at the question as a proportion would give shadow/object = shadow/obj then put in your numbers...
9feet/6feet = shadow/20
then multiply both sides by 20 to obtain what Damon said : )
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