document.write( "Question 399481: If a vertical pole 30 ft tall cast a shadow
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "Let x represent  the length of the shadow of a 40 ft pole  
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( " |cross multiplying to solve for x
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document.write( "  30x = 8*40
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document.write( "     x = 8*40/30
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document.write( "     x = 10 2/3 ft, length of the shadow of a 40 ft pole  \n" );
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