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A 39-foot flagpole has a 21-foot shadow. If a man standing next to the flagpole has a 3.5-foot shadow, how tall is the man?

A 39-foot flagpole has a 21-foot shadow. If a man standing next to the flagpole has-example-1
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A) 6ft.

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User Hbgamra
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Answer:

He's 6.5 feet tall.

Explanation:

Set up ratios 3.5/21 = x/39 and use the butterfly method.

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