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A5 foot tall man casts a shadow that is 4.9 feet long. If the shadow of a flag pole is 7 feet long, how tall is the flag pole? The flag pole is feet tall.

A5 foot tall man casts a shadow that is 4.9 feet long. If the shadow of a flag pole is 7 feet long, how tall is the flag pole? The flag pole is feet tall.
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A5 foot tall man casts a shadow that is 4.9 feet long. If the shadow of a flag pole is 7 feet long, how tall is the

flag pole?
The flag pole is
feet tall.

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User Gust
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First take the persons height divided by the persons shadow.
5 / 4.9 = 1.02
Then take the poles height / shadow length equals to 1.02
h / 7 = 1.02
Multiply both sides by 7
h = 7.14 ft
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