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A 8-foot ladder touches the side of a building at a point 6 feet above the ground. At what height would a 22-foot ladder touch the building if it makes the same angle with the ground as the shorter ladder? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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Answer:Katie is 100 cm tall and is standing so that her mother's shado covers her shadow. She is 90 cm from her mother and her mother's shadow is 225cm long. How tall is her mother?

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