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if a 6 ft tall tent cast a 10 ft long shadow the how long is the shadow that a 9 ft tall adult elephant casts? show work

User Hassaan
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12, just subtract 10-6 (=4), then add 9+4 (=12) :)
User Soulnafein
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15ft

6/10 • 9/x

Cross multiply.

9•10=90
90/6=15
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