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bazaltina [42]
3 years ago
14

A person is 2 meters tall casts a shadow 6 meters long. At the same time, a flagpole casts a shadow 24 meters long. How tall is

the
flagpole?
2m
бm
24m
Mathematics
1 answer:
Alexandra [31]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

8 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Height of person = 2metres

Length of person's shadow = 6 meters

Height of flagpole =?

Length of flagpole shadow = 24 meters

Height of person = length of person's shadow

Height of flagpole = length of person's shadow

2 = 6

x = 24

Cross multiply

6x = 48

x = 48 / 6

x = 8 meters

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