A building casts a shadow that is 48 feet long. At the same time, a 6 foot tall man casts a shadow that is 11 feet long. If they two are pro

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A building casts a shadow that is 48 feet long. At the same time, a 6 foot tall man casts a shadow that is 11 feet long. If they two are proportional, calculate, to the nearest foot, the height of the building?

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  1. Sigrid
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    2021-08-29T04:11:37+00:00
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    Answer:

    200ft

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Say, the height of building is x ft

    Then, as given

     

    40/9.6 =x/48

     

    x=48*40/9.6

     

    =200 ft

    Im almost high school so thisis what I got.

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