A basketball trophy is 1.5 feet tall and casts a 2 foot shadow.
if a basketball hoop casts a 16 foot shadow, how tall is the hoop

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A basketball trophy is 1.5 feet tall and casts a 2 foot shadow.  if a basketball hoop casts a 16 foot shadow, how tall is the hoop

lethu · Answer

Answer:   12 feet   Step-by-step explanation:    Given that the trophy is 1.5 feet tall which casts a 2 feet shadow and the basketball hoop casts a 16 feet shadow, we can identify the height of the basketball hoop by doing (16÷2)×1.5= 12 feet        Hope this helps with your work

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