document.write( "Question 1138999: A ferris wheel is 136 feet tall. It casts a 34-foot shadow. What is the height of a nearby man that casts a shadow of 1.5 feet?\r
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document.write( "This problem is \"on proportions\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you have two objects (buildings, trees, persons, flagpoles) with the heights    and  ,  \r\n" );
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document.write( "that cast shadows of the lengths   and  , respectively, these values are connected with a proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your case,\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this proportion, find the unknown x, which is the man's height\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The man is 6 ft tall.\r\n" );
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