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A telephone booth that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4ft long. Find the height of a lawn ornanment that casts a 2 ft shado

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sukhopar [10]2 years ago

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8 ft /4 ft of shadow=x / 2 ft of shadow
x=(8 ft * 2 ft of shadow) / 4 ft of shadow=4 ft

height of a lawn ornament=4 ft

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