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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
bobpursley
27/8=height/6
solve for height, right?
yes
27 TIMES 8 AND X TIMES 6. THEN.....
yeah

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