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You are 5 feet tall and cast an 8-foot shadow. A lamppost nearby casts a shadow that is 20 feet. Which equation can you use to solve for the height (h) of the lamppost?
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You are 5 feet tall and cast an 8-foot shadow. A lamppost nearby casts a shadow that is 20 feet. Which equation can you use to solve for the height (h) of the lamppost?

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To solve this you need to put 5.3 over 8 to represent the first lamp post  then you need to put x over 128, so you can find the height of the lamp post. The lamp post is 84 feet and 8 inches 
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The answer on TTM is A



You are 5 feet tall and cast an 8-foot shadow. A lamppost nearby casts a shadow that-example-1
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