document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015995>Question 1015995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> imagine that you are firefighter and there is person que is stuck on the rooftop of a building who's height is unknown. Next to the building, there is a pole that is 5 meters tall and projects a shadow of 3 meters, the building projects a shadow of 15 meters. 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 #632394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=height of building<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5meters%2F3meters=x%2F15meters ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5meters%2F3meters=x%2F15meters\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . Cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: The building is 25 meters tall.<BR>\n" );
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