Question

a 28 foot flagpole cast a shadow 95 feet long. a nearby person cast a shadow 17.5 feet long. how tall is this person
28 / 95 = h / 17

28 * 17 = h * 95

476 = 95 h

476 / 95 = h

5.01 = h

h = 5 ft approx.

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