ANSWER
D. 25 feet
EXPLANATION
The height of the wall,h, the taut wire and the distance from the base of the pole to the point on the ground, formed a right triangle.
According to the Pythagoras Theorem, the sum of the length of the squares of the two shorter legs equals the square of the hypotenuse.
Let the hypotenuse ( the length of the ) taught wire be,l.
Then





For 8/10:
16/20
24/30
64/80
for 5/2:
10/4
20/8
100/40
hope this helps
You can do anything between .50 and .75. For example .55. .55=55% .55 also equals 11/20 as a fraction