document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=805683>Question 805683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A building casts a 20ft shadow at the same time a person who is 5'3 casts a 10ft shadow. How tall 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 #485445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=485445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is based on similarity of triangles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/20 = 5' 3\" /10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= (20*21/4 )/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 5*21/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=10.5 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10' 6\" </SPAN>\n" );
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