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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Tom and Tim are standing together in the park. Tom is 6 feet tall and his shadow is 5 feet long. How tall is Tim if his shadow is 4 feet long ? Please answer:)

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

Tom and Tims heights and shadows form similar triangles so the ratios of the lengths of these triangles are the same so 6/5 = x / 4 where x is Tim's height

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