document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=573320>Question 573320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when a tree 7.2m tall casts a shadow 4.8m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 1.5m tall? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "shadow/object = shadow/object<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/1.5 = 4.8/7.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (1.5*4.8)/7.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1 meter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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