SOLUTION: She is 5.5 feet tall and her shadow measures 6.5 feet long. The outside of the department store casts a shadow of 87 feet. How tall is the store?

SOLUTION: She is 5.5 feet tall and her shadow measures 6.5 feet long. The outside of the department store casts a shadow of 87 feet. How tall is the store?

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Question 1117191: She is 5.5 feet tall and her shadow measures 6.5 feet long. The outside of the department store casts a shadow of 87 feet. How tall is the store?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5.5/6.5)*87 feet

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