SOLUTION: Please help.. A teenager 5.9 ft. tall standing beside a school casts a shadow 8 ft. long. The school building casts a shadow 64ft long. What is the height h of the school buil

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Question 309186: Please help..
A teenager 5.9 ft. tall standing beside a school casts a shadow 8 ft. long. The school building casts a shadow 64ft long. What is the height h of the school building.
h=_____ft

Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let h = height of school building
Here is your proportion and you can then finish.
5.9/h = 8/64
Can you find h with this equation?
Understand what to do?