SOLUTION: If a mast 8 ft high casts a shadow of 10ft long, how high is a mast that casts a shadow 40ft long?

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Question 1009685: If a mast 8 ft high casts a shadow of 10ft long, how high is a mast that casts a shadow 40ft long?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a proportion like this:
8%2F10+=+x%2F40
Now multiply both sides by 40 and get
x = 32 feet