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If a 42.9 foot tall flagpole casts a 253.1 foot long Shadow then how long is a shadow that 6.2 foot tall woman casts
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If a 42.9 foot tall flagpole casts a 253.1 foot long Shadow then how long is a shadow that 6.2 foot tall woman casts

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The women's shadow would be 36.6ft. long.
You have to set up a proportion 42.9 6.2
--------- = ------------
253.1 X
Then you cross multiply (6.2*253.1) and divide (1569.22/42.9) equals 36.6
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