Homework Help: 9th grade

Posted by ANdRAYiA on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:45pm.

A flagpole casts a shadow 27 feet long. A person standing nearby nearly casts a shadow 8 feet long. If the person is 6 feet tall, how tall is the flagpole

9th grade - bobpursley, Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:46pm
27/8=height/6
solve for height, right?
9th grade - ANdRAYiA, Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:46pm
yes
9th grade - Anonymous, Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:53pm
27 TIMES 8 AND X TIMES 6. THEN.....

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