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A flagpole casts a shadow 10 ft tall. If a man is 6ft tall and casts a shadow 4ft tall how tall in the flagpole?
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A flagpole casts a shadow 10 ft tall. If a man is 6ft tall and casts a shadow 4ft tall how tall in the flagpole?

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I think it is 15 feet tall. 
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15 feet tall. Cross multiply in fractions (10/x=4/6) and divide by 4 to get the value of x
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