document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=693871>Question 693871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at a certain time of a day a vertical yardstick casts a 20 inch shadow.how tall in feet is a flafpole that casts a shadow of 15 feet at the same time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e)30 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427635 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=427635\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/20 = x/(15*12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/20 = x/180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*180 = 20x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "540 = 20x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "540/20 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is 27 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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