document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50525>Question 50525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me thank you so much!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A man who is 6 feet tall casts a shadow 8.4 feet long. A nearby building casts a shadow that is 42ft long. How high is the building? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33612 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=seawind><B>seawind(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=seawind><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33612\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = the height of the building<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/8.4=x/42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.4x=6*42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.4x=252<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=252/8.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the building is 30 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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