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Algebra Applications: Ratio Problems: Casting a Shadow

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What You Enter
At a certain time of day, a building 300 m tall casts a shadow of 225 m, whereas a second building casts a shadow of 150 m. How tall is the second building.






What You Get
                                      
Find tall
Let S=SHADOW
Let T=TALL
Let t=tall
Given S/T=S/t
Given T=300
Given S=225
Given S=150
225/300=150/t    Comment:  Expand parentheses
225t=300*150    Comment:  Simplify
t=200    Comment:  Simplify 




















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Updated July 22, 2009
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