Question

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?

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

Melanie is 48 feet away.

Explanation:

20% of 25 = 20

20% of 60 = 48

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