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You are 55 feet tall and cast a 1010-foot shadow. A flagpole nearby casts a shadow that is 2828 feet. Which equation can you use to solve for the height (h)h of the flagpole?

A. 10/5 = h/28

B. 5/10 = h/28

C. 5/28 = h/10

D. 5/10 = 28/h

User Talyric
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B. 5/10 = h/28
This is because 10 and 28 is simplified versions of 1010 and 2828, which are both the shadows, and they both either have to be on the top of the bottom, and 5 is a simplified version of 55 and 55 and 1010 have to go together
Hope this helps
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