Step-by-step explanation: If Ann measured her own height and her shadow, then what she used is a ratio between both measurements. If she can measure the shadow of the lamppost, then she can use the same ratio of her height and it’s shadow to derive the correct measurement of the lamppost.

If Ann’s height was measured as 5 feet 3 inches, and her shadow was 8 feet 9 inches, the ratio between them can be expressed as 3:5.

Reduce both dimensions to the same unit, that is, inches. (Remember 12 inches = 1 foot)

Ratio = 63/105

Reduce to the least fraction

Ratio = 3/5

If the height of the lamppost is H, then

H/144 = 3/5

H = (144 x3)/5

H = 86.4

Therefore the lamppost is approximately 86 inches, that is 7 feet and 2 inches tall.

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Item 17 The amount of chlorine in a swimming pool varies directly with the volume of water. The pool has 2.5 milligrams of chlor

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$8000 gal *\frac{ 1 L}{0.264 gal}*\frac{2.5 mg}{1 L} = 75,757 mg$

Rounding to nearest thousand gives 76,000 mg of chlorine

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