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A stick 1 meter long casts a shadow 0.6 meters long. A building casts a shadow 17 long. How tall is the building (to 2 decimal places)
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A stick 1 meter long casts a shadow 0.6 meters long. A building casts a shadow 17 long. How tall is the building (to 2 decimal places)

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The answer is 28.33.
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28.333333333. If you do a proportion and place it 1/(?) times .6/(17) you should multiply 17 by 1 (17*1) which should equal 17. You now have to divide it so 17 divided by .6 (17/6) which equals to 28.333333.

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