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a 25 foot tall streetlight casts a shadow 20 feet long. if melanie is standing at the end of the shadow casted by a 60 foot tall building, how far is she from the building?

User Keydose
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Answer:

Explanation:

You take 25 divide 20 and what answer you get from that, you take it and divide it by 60.

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User Oleg Vazhnev
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Answer:

Melanie is 48 feet away.

Explanation:

20% of 25 = 20

20% of 60 = 48

Hopefully it helps, if not I'm sorry...

User Dominic Brunetti
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