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A person who is 5.5 feet tall has a shadow of 6.5 feet. A flagpole casts a shadow of 26 feet, how many feet tall is the flagpole?
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A person who is 5.5 feet tall has a shadow of

6.5 feet.
A flagpole casts a shadow of 26 feet, how
many feet tall is the flagpole?

A person who is 5.5 feet tall has a shadow of 6.5 feet. A flagpole casts a shadow-example-1
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Answer:

22 feet

Explanation:

6.5/26=5.5/?

26x5.5=143

143/6.5=22

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