document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090521>Question 1090521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a 6-foot man casts an 8-foot shadow, how long of a shadow is cast by a 150-foot flagpole?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the correct proportion and solve. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The man is 6 feet tall, and his shadow is 8 feet long; his shadow is 4/3 as long as he is tall.  So the same will be true about the tree and its shadow.  The tree's height is 150 feet; its shadow will be 4/3 of that length.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4/3)*150 = 4*50 = 200<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tree's shadow is 200 feet long. </SPAN>\n" );
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