SOLUTION: Use a proportion to set up and solve the following problem. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
A 9.1 ft tall adult elephant standing next to a telephone booth
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Question 1079831: Use a proportion to set up and solve the following problem. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
A 9.1 ft tall adult elephant standing next to a telephone booth casts a 31.9 shadow. If the telephone booth casts a shadow that is 29.4 ft long, then how tall is it? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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[ height of elephant ] / [ shadow of elephant ] =
[ height of telephone booth ] / [ shadow of telephone booth ]
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Let = the height of the telephone booth in feet
Multiply both sides by ft
