document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332436>Question 332436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A building 80 feet high casts a shadow of 20 feet. A nearby building casts a shadow of 40 feet. How tall is the second building? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "shadow 20 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "building x feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shadow = 40feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "direct variation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/20= x/80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80*40/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 160 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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