SOLUTION: A church steeple cast a shadow of 115 ft long, at the same time a 9.0ft post cast a shadow of 7.0 ft. How high is the steeple ? Round to the nearest unit.

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Question 286752: A church steeple cast a shadow of 115 ft long, at the same time a 9.0ft post cast a shadow of 7.0 ft. How high is the steeple ? Round to the nearest unit.
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, richwmiller:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X/114=9/7
7X=114*9
7X=1026
X=1026/7
X=146.57 FT. IS THE HEIGHT OF THE STEEPLE.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
checkley used 114 instead of the shadow 115
x/115=9/7
x=1035/7=147.857= abt 148 ft for the steeple height