document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262407>Question 262407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Llong is 5 ft tall and is sanding in the light of a 15-ft lamppost. Her shadow is 4 ft long. If she walks 1 ft farther away from the lamppost, by how much will her shadow lengthen? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193329 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193329\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here the height of the lamppost extra info. We don't use it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/4=x/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=4x/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25/4=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't ask the length of her new shadow but how much is add to the old one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25/4-16/4=9/4=2.25 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW The new shadow is 6.25 feet-4 =2.25 feet lengthened.<BR>\n" );
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