A person who is 5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. at the same time, a flagpole casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. how tall is the flagpole?
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Use ratio, the flagpole is 25 feet long 4:5 20:x 20/4 = 5 5×5 = 25 feet long or 4:5 20:x 4x = 5*20 4x = 100 x= 25
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