A 22-foot-tall structure standing next to a 5-foot shed casts a shadow. If the shed's shadow is 40 feet long, how long is the structure's shadow?

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A 22-foot-tall structure standing next to a 5-foot shed casts a shadow. If the shed's shadow is 40 feet

long, how long is the structure's shadow?

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Answer:

176 feet of shadow

Explanation:

Since 5 feet cast 40 feet, that means that 1 foot casts 8 feet. 22*8 = 176.

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