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John is 72 inches tall and casts a 40 inch shadow.
A monument casts a 24 foot shadow. How tall is the monument?
            
        John is 72 inches tall and casts a 40 inch shadow.
A monument casts a 24 foot shadow. How tall is the monument?
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                    Answered by
            Damon
            
    72/40 =h/24
so
h = 24 (72/40) feet
    
so
h = 24 (72/40) feet
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    Change the inches to feet.
72 inches = 6 feet
40 inches = 3.333 feet
Set up a proportion and cross multiply.
6/3.333 = x/24
    
72 inches = 6 feet
40 inches = 3.333 feet
Set up a proportion and cross multiply.
6/3.333 = x/24
                    Answered by
            n
            
    Thank you so much!
    
                    Answered by
            Damon
            
    LOL
72/40 = 6/3.3333....
    
72/40 = 6/3.3333....
                    Answered by
            Damon
            
    Ratio of height to shadow length could be in shoelace lengths as long as the same shoelace is used top and bottom.
    
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