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Pls help :) grades are due friday i'm scared :(

In Ponce de Leon Park there is a flagpole that is exactly 50 feet tall. Nearby there is a pine tree that appears to be nearly as tall as the flagpole. On a sunny afternoon the flagpole is casting a 15-foot-long shadow on the ground. The pine tree is casting a 12-foot-long shadow on the ground at the same time.



How much taller than the pine tree is the flagpole?
A.
3 feet
B.
8 feet
C.
10 feet
D.
12 feet

Pls help :) grades are due friday i'm scared :( In Ponce de Leon Park there is a flagpole-example-1
User Martins
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the answer is C
good luck hopefully you get a good grade :)
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