document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110969>Question 110969</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A building is casting a 100 ft. shadow at the same time that a 5 ft. post is casting a 1 ft. shadow. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a proportion that involves the height of the building, the height of the post, and legnths of the shadows.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How high is the building? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a proportion that involves the height of the building, the height of the post, and length of the shadows.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let height of the building be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/100 = 5/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 500 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How high is the building? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The building is 500 ft. high<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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