SOLUTION: a 5-foot-tall student casts a shadow 7 feet long. at the same time,a flagpole casts a shadow that is 35 feet long. how many feet tall is the flagpole?

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Question 508563: a 5-foot-tall student casts a shadow 7 feet long. at the same time,a flagpole casts a shadow that is 35 feet long. how many feet tall is the flagpole?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a 5-foot-tall student casts a shadow 7 feet long. at the same time,a flagpole casts a shadow that is 35 feet long. how many feet tall is the flagpole?
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Proportion:
item/shadow = item/shadow
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x/35 = 5/7
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x = 35(5/7)
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x = 5*5
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x = 25 ft. (height of the flagpole)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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