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a statue that is 12 feet casts a shadow which is 15 feet long. find the legth of the shadow that a 8 foot cardboard box casts.
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a statue that is 12 feet casts a shadow which is 15 feet long. find the legth of the shadow that a 8 foot cardboard box casts.

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12:15 = 8:X
X=cardboard box shadow
you find x by treating this equation like a proportion.

(12)/(15) = (8)/(x)
so 15(8)÷12=x
X=10

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