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Math Nation topic 10- attached
I need work for 1-9, checking that the completed problems are correct
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URGENT Math Nation topic 10- attached I need work for 1-9, checking that the completed-example-1
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This is a question of proportions:

First we can work out how many feet it goes up for each feet he steps back:

5.5/6 ft per each feet he steps back.

Now we can multiply this by the amount of ft back the cliff is:

(5.5/6)*30 = 27.5 ft

Thus the cliff is 27.5 ft tall,

Hope this helps :)

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