Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

The building is 187.5 feet tall.

Step-by-step explanation:

A nearby person is 6 feet tall, and casts a shadow that is 8 feet long.

This means that the relation between the real height and the shadow is given by:

$\frac{6}{8} = \frac{3}{4}$

A tall building casts a shadow that is 250 feet long. How tall is the building?*

The real height is three fourths of the shadow. So

$\frac{3}{4}*250 = 187.5$

The building is 187.5 feet tall.