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Help i dont get this please help-example-1
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Answer: 392 meters

Explanation:

We will set up a proportion to help us solve.


\displaystyle (112 \;\;meters)/(x \;\;meters\;\; shadow) = (1 \;meter)/(3.5 \;\;meters \;\;shadow)

Next, we will cross-multiply:

1 * x = 112 * 3.5

x = 392 meters

The shadow will be 392 meters long.

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