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A 2ft. vertical post casts a 16in. shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120ft. shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower?
12 years ago

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Ms. Sue
Set up a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.

2/1.033 = x/120

1.0333x = 240

232.27 feet = x

12 years ago

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