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The shadow of a flagpole at 10 a.m. is 4 feet. The shadow of a 7 foot person is 1.4 feet. How tall is the flagpole?

User M Granja
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Flagpole height is 50 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:
This is a ratio problem

height of object
—————————-
length of shadow

Let the height of the flagpole be x

—> 6 x
— = —-
3 25

x = 6 x 25
———- = 50 ft
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User Gregory Saxton
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Answer:

20 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

7/1.4=5

5*4=20

User Igor Tavares
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