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A 20 - foot flagpole cast a 6 - foot shadow . How tail is a nearby building that cast a 30-foot shadow?
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A 20 - foot flagpole cast a 6 - foot shadow . How tail is a nearby building that cast a 30-foot shadow?

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The building would be 100ft tall. You have to take 20/6 = ?/30 The difference between 6 and 30 is x5. Then all you have to do is 20x5 and you get 100ft.
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the nearby building would be 100ft tall
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