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Jeff is 4 feet tall and has a 9 foot shadow. Tim has 15 foot shadow. How tall is Tim?

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Jeff is 4 feet tall and has a 9 foot shadow. Tim has 15 foot shadow. How tall is Tim-example-1
User Coz
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Answer:

20/3 feet tall

Explanation:

4/9=x/15

cross product

9*x=4*15

9x=60

x=60/9

simplify

x=20/3

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