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Mentone, Indiana claims to have the wor d's largest egg sculpture. A 5 foot tall person standing next to the egg sculpture casts a shadow that is 3 feet long. if the egg casts a shadow that is 6 feet long, how tall is the sculpture?

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10 Foot Tall
Because if a 5 foot tall person casts a 3 foot long shadow then a 6 foot shadow would = 10 feet
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If the shadow is for the person that is 5 foot is 3 and the shadow for the egg is 6 it's going to be 10 foot bc it is double the height of the person shadow
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