A building is casting a 140 foot shadow at the same time a nearby post is casting a 10 ft shadow. If the post is 18 feet tall how tall is the building

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Sanghita · Answer 1 · 2019-12-13T08:37:09+0000

Answer: 252 feet tall

Explanation:

1) make a proportion

x/18=140/10

2)solve

10x=140*18

x=140*18/10

x=14*18

x=252

3) Answer

The building is 252 feet tall