document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014603>Question 1014603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a statue that is 12 ft. tall casts a shadow that is 5 ft. long. find the length of the shadow that 8 ft. cardboard box casts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 is to 5 as 8 is to x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply and 12x=40 and x=10/3 or 3 1/3 feet is the shadow. </SPAN>\n" );
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