document.write( "Question 1152442: A building cast a shadow 18 feet long. A woman standing near the building is 5 feet 8 inches tall and casts a shadow 4 feet long. What is the height of the building in feet and inches? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A building cast a shadow 18 feet long. A woman standing near the building is 5 feet 8 inches tall and casts a shadow 4 feet long. What is the height of the building in feet and inches?
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Let height of building be H
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document.write( "Then we get: 
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document.write( " ------ Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "4H = 6(17)
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document.write( "Height of building, or  \n" );
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