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  • 03-04-2020
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A person who is 5 feet tall is standing 35 feet away from a street light that cast a 7 foot shadow what is the height of the lamp post

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larserickson1290
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  • 03-04-2020

Answer:

58.8 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

Draw a diagram

Then notice that 7 is to 5 as 42 is to the lamppost

7/5 = 1.4

42 x 1.4 = 58.8

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