A building casts a 6 foot shadow, and at the same time of day, a 5 foot child casts a 1.5 foot shadow. How tall is the building? 14 ft 16 ft 20 ft 18 ft
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We can do this by dividing the height of the building by the length of its shadow. Height of the building / Length of the shadow = Ratio Let's call the height of the building "h" and the length of its shadow "s". h / s = Ratio Now, we can plug in the given Show more…
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