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A new department store opens on a hot summer day. Kathy’s job is to stand outside the main entrance and hand out a special supplement to incoming customers. The building is 30 feet tall and casts a shadow 8 feet wide in front of the store. If Kathy is 5 feet 6 inches tall, how far away from the building can she stand and still be in the shade? Round to the nearest hundredth.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "8/30 = d/5.5
\n" ); document.write( "8d = 165
\n" ); document.write( "d = 165/8 feet
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