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  • 20-10-2021
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A flagpole casts a 32 ft. Shadow. A boy who is six feet tall is standing near the flagpole casting a 16 ft. Shadow. How tall is the flagpole?

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  • 20-10-2021

Answer:

The flagpole is 12 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The boy's shadow is half of the flagpole's shadow. So the flagpole is 2 times as much as 6 ft because the boy is six feet. 6 x 2 = 12. So the final answer is 12 ft.

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