document.write( "Question 1183113: If a 30-meter flagpole casts a shadow that is 50 meters long, how long is the shadow cast by a tree that is 36 meters tall?\r
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document.write( "Use the proportions \r\n" );
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document.write( "With the numbers, it is\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion,  x =  =  = 5*12 = 60  meters.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "On proportions, see the lessons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Proportions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using proportions to solve word problems \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Typical problems on proportions (*)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using proportions to estimate the number of fish in a lake\r
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