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A flagpole casts a shadow 32 feet long. If a man 6 feet tall casts a shadow 8 feet long at the same time and location, how tall is the flagpole

User Fereshteh
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36 feet because you are basically adding two feet for every six feet. 
User David Carlisle
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x/32=6/8
cross multiply
8x=32×6
x=192÷8
x=24 feet tall
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