A stone tower's shadow is 30 meters long. Not far away, a water tower's shadow is 60 meters long. If the stone tower is 16 meters tall, how tall is the water tower?

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A stone tower's shadow is 30 meters long. Not far away, a water tower's shadow is 60 meters

long. If the stone tower is 16 meters tall, how tall is the water tower?

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Answer:

water=32 meters tall

Explanation:

16/30=x/60

x=32

Kevin ORourke answered May 9, 2022

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