document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310706>Question 310706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the same time of the day, a flagpole casts a ten meter (m) shadow while a six meter statue beside it casts a two meter shadow. What is the height of the flagpole?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of flagpole\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/6 = 10/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you find x (in meters)?\r<BR>\n" );
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