document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391570>Question 391570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A radio tower casts a shadow 8 feet long at the same time that a vertical yardstick casts a shadow half an inch long.  How tall is the radio tower? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower/96\" = 36\"/(1/2)\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tower = 96*36/(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower = 96*72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower = 6912 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower = 576 ft.<BR>\n" );
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