SOLUTION: A fisherman along the shore wanted to know how tall it was. He is 6 ft. tall and he measures his shadow to be 1.7 ft. The lighthouse casts a shadow of 10.2 ft., approximately how

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Question 670124: A fisherman along the shore wanted to know how tall it was. He is 6 ft. tall and he measures his shadow to be 1.7 ft. The lighthouse casts a shadow of 10.2 ft., approximately how tall is the Eastern Point Lighthouse?
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Hi,

 A fisherman  6 ft. tall, measures his shadow to be 1.7 ft

The lighthouse casts a shadow of 10.2 ft., 

approximately how tallhighlight%28x%29 is the Eastern Point Lighthouse

 6%2F1.7+=+x%2F10.2ft   ||| Cross Multiply to solve for x