SOLUTION: A 10 ft tall tent standing next to a baby elephant casts a 20 ft shadow. If the baby elephant casts a shadow that is 8 ft long then how tall is it

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Question 1012066: A 10 ft tall tent standing next to a baby elephant casts a 20 ft shadow. If the baby elephant casts a shadow that is 8 ft long then how tall is it
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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A 10 foot tent= 20 foot shadow. 20/2= 10
An elephant casts an 8 foot shadow, and 8/2= 4 ft tall is the elephant