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document.write( "Set up a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m (tall) / 5m (shadow) = x (tall) / 24m (shadow) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 2(24) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 48 {multiplied 2 by 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48/5 {divided both sides by 5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9.6 m tall {the building}<BR>\n" );
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