SOLUTION: I am helping my daughter with her homework & I caanot remember how to do these. This is how the problem reads: A telephone booth that is 8feet tall casts a shadow that is 4 feet l

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Question 565149: I am helping my daughter with her homework & I caanot remember how to do these. This is how the problem reads:
A telephone booth that is 8feet tall casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. Find the height of a lawn ornament that casts a 2 feet shadow.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8/4=x/2

8*2 = 4x

16 = 4x

16/4 = x

x = 4


So the lawn ornament is 4 ft tall.
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