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a park has a 3 meter (m) tall tether ball pole and a 6.8 m tall flagpole. the lengths of their shadows are proportional to their heights. which of the following could be the lengths of the shadow?

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Let x be the length of the shadow of the 3m tall tether ball pole, and y be the length of the shadow of the 6.8m tall flagpole. Then, we know that:

x / 3 = y / 6.8

We can solve for y by multiplying both sides by 6.8:

y = (6.8 / 3) * x

y = 2.27x

So, the length of the shadow of the 6.8m flagpole is 2.27 times the length of the shadow of the 3m tether ball pole.

Therefore, any answer choice that is 2.27 times the length of the shadow of the 3m tether ball pole could be the length of the shadow of the 6.8m flagpole.
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