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17 February, 15:29

A monument casts a 40-foot shadow. Adam is 6 feet tall and casts a 5-foot shadow. How tall is the monument

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  1. 17 February, 17:33
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    This is a proportion problem. Let the monument me x feet tall.

    40/x=5/6

    Cross multiply:

    240=5x

    x=48 ft.

    So the monument is 48 ft tall,
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