Question

Derek is 6.5 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 10 feet long. If a basketball hoop next to

Derek is 10 feet tall, how long is the shadow casted by the hoop?

Answer 1

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Flagpole height is 50 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a ratio problem

height of object

length of shadow

Let the height of the flagpole be

x

⇒

6

3

=

x

25

x

=

6

×

25

3

=

50

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