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The person, who is 5 feet tall, wants to calculate the height of the flagpole. Use proportions to solve the problem. Show your work.​

The person, who is 5 feet tall, wants to calculate the height of the flagpole. Use-example-1

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Answer:

15 ft

Explanation:

using geometry, we can find that the triangles are proportional, so if 8:24::5:15. 24/8=3, so do 5×3

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