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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A basketball rim 10ft high casts a shadow 15ft long. At the same time, a nearby building casts a shadow that is 54ft long. How tall is the building?

OpenStudy (automaticloveletter):

My bad it's 36ft. If you multiply 10 x 54 and divide by 15 you'll get 36.

OpenStudy (batman31):

scale is 2:3 54/3=18 18*2=36 the building is 36 feet tall. any questions?

OpenStudy (ddcamp):

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OpenStudy (ineedhelpfast12):

36

OpenStudy (batman31):

looks like meg will be letting this thread die. I hope she found her answer.

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