SOLUTION: Cecelia measured the lengths if two shadow's - the school building (30 ft) the flagpole (15 ft.) If the flagpole is 20 ft. high, then how high is the school building?

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Question 623402: Cecelia measured the lengths if two shadow's - the school building (30 ft) the flagpole (15 ft.) If the flagpole is 20 ft. high, then how high is the school building?
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Cecelia measured the lengths if two shadow's [sic] - the school building (30 ft) the flagpole (15 ft.) If the flagpole is 20 ft. high, then how high is the school building?
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The ratio is the same.
h/30 = 20/15
15h = 600
h = 40 ft