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on a sunny day a goal post casts a 75 feet shadow. a 6 1/2 feet tall ball player standing next to the goal post has a shadow 19 1/2 ft. long how tall is the goal post

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Answer: 62 Ft

Explanation:

The shadow adds 13ft

How we know- 19 1/2 - 6 1/2 = 13 ft

So we need to take away 13ft to find out the goal post actual height

75-13= 62

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