document.write( "Question 1120692: Will someone please help me with this problem. I've submitted it before, but the answer is not one of the choices. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Airman Martin stands beside a C-130 on the runway at an Air Force base. Airman Martin is 6 feet 3 inches tall and his shadow is 2 feet 1 inch long. The shadow of the plane is 13 feet long. What is the height of the plane?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The airman is 75 inches tall and his shadow is 25 inches long, so the ratio of the sides of the triangle is 3 to 1. Hence, the aircraft is 3 times taller than the shadow is long. 39 feet.
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