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A woman casts a 4 ft-shadow. At the same time, a 72-ft building casts a 48 ft-shadow. How
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A woman casts a 4 ft-shadow. At the same time, a 72-ft building casts a 48 ft-shadow. How
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: I need help with this problem. This is how I solved it but I don't know if it is right.
A woman casts a 4 ft-shadow. At the same time, a 72-ft building casts a 48 ft-shadow. How tall is the woman?
72 / 48 = x / 4
48x = 72(4)
48x = 288
x = 6
Would the woman be 6-ft tall? Thank you for your help! This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
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