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kory is standing near a building that has a shadow that is 14 feet long. Kris is 5.5 feet tall, and the length of her shadow is 3.5 feet. set up and solve a proportion to determine the height of the building.

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5.5/3.5 = x/14

Cross multiply and solve for x.

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What would the height of the building be.

What did you get?

I got 23 ft.

I got 22 feet.

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