document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310281>Question 310281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a certain time of the day, a vertical yardstick casts a 15-inch shadow.What is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height in feet of a flagpole that casts a shadow 20 feet long at the same time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the day? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that a yardstick is 3 feet long. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also the yardstick shadow is given in inches, and the flagpole shadow is given in feet. We need to convert inches to feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The yardstick shadow is 15/12 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48+=+PoleHeight ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48+=+PoleHeight\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The flagpole is 48 feet tall  </SPAN>\n" );
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