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A building has a shadow that is 12 feet long. A 5-foot post nearby casts a shadow that is 2.5 feet long. What is the height of the building?

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24, because every 5 feet the shadow is 2.5. so for the building's shadow the building is 10 feet for a 5 foot shadow. and 20 feet for a 10 foot shadow. plus the 2 shadow feet is 4 because its the shadow times 2 which is 2x2 which is 4. so you add 20 and 4 which is 24. if that makes sense.
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6 feet

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