document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168744>Question 168744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl standing 6 feet from a lamp post cast ashadow 3 fet long. If the girl is 4 feet tall, how tall is the lamp? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #124389 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=124389\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you draw a picture, you will see that the height (of the girl or the lamp post)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ is proportional to the distance from the end of the shadow\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"height of lamp post\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/3=x/(3+6) __ 36=3x __ 12=x </SPAN>\n" );
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