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A building shadow is 26 feet long and a street sign has a shadow of 6 feet.If the street sign is 8 feet tall,how tall is the building?
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R_scott
8 / 6 = b / 26
3 years ago
Anonymous
6/8= 26/x
3/4 = 26/x
3 x = 4 * 26
x = 104/3 = 34.7
3 years ago

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