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A 10-foot-high basketball hoop casts a 12.5-foot-long shadow at the same time a mailbox casts a 5-foot-long shadow. What is the height of the mailbox?
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A 10-foot-high basketball hoop casts a

12.5-foot-long shadow at the same time a
mailbox casts a 5-foot-long shadow. What
is the height of the mailbox?

User Sean Hanley
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2 votes

Answer:

7.5

Explanation:

just add 2.5

User Pavan Tiwari
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Answer: 3.5 foot long shadow

Explanation:

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