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A 10 ft tall tent standing next to a woman

casts a 16 ft shadow. If the woman is 5 ft
tall, then how long is her shadow?

User MikeWo
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Answer:

8 ft

Explanation:

Set up a proportion: 10/16=5/x

Solve for x: 80=10x

x=8

User Treaschf
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