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A flagpole casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. a signpost near the flagpole is 5 feet tall, and it casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. set up and solve a proportion to predict …

A flagpole casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. a signpost near the flagpole is 5 feet tall, and it casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. set up and solve a proportion to predict …
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a flagpole casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. a signpost near the flagpole is 5 feet tall, and it casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. set up and solve a proportion to predict the height of the flagpole.

User SeeDerekEngineer
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5/8= x/20
Cross multiply
8x=20x5
8x=100
x=12.5
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