document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244914>Question 244914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall, how long is its shadow?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Do I set this up as a ratio? 8/24...x/72? cross mulitply? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall, how long is its shadow? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do I set this up as a ratio? 8/24...x/72? cross mulitply?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, you do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the shadow have length \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/72 = 8/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 72(8/24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );