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A flashlight is projecting onto a wall, as shown below

A flashlight is projecting onto a wall, as shown below-example-1

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Answer:

n = 30

Explanation:

The triangles share the same angle measures, so they are similar triangles. The side lengths of similar triangles are proportional to each other, so we can set up a proportion and solve for n...

16 is to 20 as 24 is to n

16/20 = 24/n now solve for n by cross multiplying

16n = 480

n = 30 (divide both sides by 16)

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