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A person standing 20 feet from a streetlight casts a shadow as shown. How many times taller is the streetlight than the person? Assume the triangles are similar.
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A person standing 20 feet from a streetlight casts a shadow as shown. How many times taller is the streetlight than the person? Assume the triangles are similar.

A person standing 20 feet from a streetlight casts a shadow as shown. How many times-example-1
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2 times taller.

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