On a sunny day, Jameson casts a shadow of 11 feet and the lamppost in the parking lot casts a shadow of 66 feet. If Jameson is 6 feet tall, how tall in the lamppost?

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On a sunny day, Jameson casts a shadow of 11 feet and the lamppost in the parking lot casts a shadow of 66 feet. If Jameson is 6 feet tall, how tall in the lamppost?

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Answer:

36 feet

Explanation:

shadow/height = shadow/height

11/6 = 66/h

h = 66 * 6 / 11

h = 36

XCrZx answered Mar 17, 2022

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