document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787227>Question 787227</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've asked this same question the first time, but no tutor helped me yet!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A pole 24ft high has a shadow 8ft long. A nearby pole is 72ft tall. How long is the shadow?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need an immediate answer please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478148 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=478148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24/8 = 72/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24*x = 8*72 ... cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x = 576\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 576/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shadow is <font color=\"red\">24 feet</font> long. </SPAN>\n" );
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