document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327070>Question 327070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Minnie is holding a yardstick perpendicular to the ground.  The shadow of the yardstick is 27 inches long.  Minnie’s shadow is 4 feet 6 inches long.  How tall is Minnie?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.5 feet tall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.5 feet 6 inches tall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.40.5 inches tall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.60 inches tall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.6 feet tall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #234222 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=234222\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the yard stick = 36 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shadow = 27 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shadow of minnie = 54 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let minnie be x inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27/36= 54/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36*54/27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 72 inches= 6 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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