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  • 23-01-2020
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Javier 5’4” tall and his shadow is 40” long. The flagpoles shadow is 75” long. How tall is the flagpole?

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  • 29-01-2020

Answer:

The flagpole is 10' tall

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

[tex]1\ ft=12\ in[/tex]

Convert feet to inches

[tex]5'4''=5(12)+4=64''[/tex]

using proportion

Let

x ----> the height of the flagpole

[tex]\frac{64}{40}=\frac{x}{75}\\\\x=64(75)/40\\\\x=120''[/tex]

Convert to feet

Divide by 12

[tex]120''=120/12=10'[/tex]

therefore

The flagpole is 10' tall

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