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Sherri, who is 63 inches tall, casts a shadow that is 95 inches long. At the same time, Tony's shadow is 101 inches long. How tall is Tony?
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Sherri, who is 63 inches tall, casts a shadow that is 95 inches long. At the same time, Tony's

shadow is 101 inches long. How tall is Tony?

User Atilkan
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tony is approx 67 inches long

EXPLANATION:

101 / 95 = 1.06316

so it would work either way,

95 • 1.06316 = 101.0002

*its approximately, not a full number

so 1.06316 is your conversion factor,

63 • 1.06316 = 66.97908

so approx. 67 inches tall
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