Problema Solution
A meter stick casts a shadow 1.4 meters long at the same time a flag pole casts a shadow 7 meters long. How tall is the flagpole
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let
x = the height of the flagpole
1 : 1.4 = x : 7
by solving we find
x = 5 m
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the flagpole is 5 meters tall.