Question

Sahra is exactly 5 feet tall and has a shadow of 4.5 feet if a nearby building has a shadow of 32 feet, what is the height of the building in feet

Answer 1

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`\cfrac{5}{4.5}=\cfrac{h}{32}\implies 160=4.5h\implies \cfrac{160}{4.5}=h\implies 35.\overline{55}=h`