SOLUTION: When a shed 7.7 m high casts a shadow 6.6 m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 2.1 m tall?

Question 1132908: When a shed 7.7 m high casts a shadow 6.6 m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 2.1 m tall?
Answer by ikleyn(52909) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the proportion


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and find the answer to the question from this proportion


x = .


Use your calculator  // (or calculate it mentally).

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