6 ft. 10 ft.- 85 ft.- Standing next to a flagpole, a six foot boy casts a 10 ft shadow at the same time the flagpole casts an 85 ft shadow. The flagpole is ft tall.
6 ft. 10 ft.- 85 ft.- Standing next to a flagpole, a six foot boy casts a 10 ft shadow at the same time the flagpole casts an 85 ft shadow. The flagpole is ft tall.
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10 ft.-
85 ft.
Standing next to a flagpole, a six foot boy casts a 10 ft shadow at the same time the
flagpole casts an 85 ft shadow.
The flagpole is
ft tall.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7bba7a50-9723-47a5-9d3a-02a0d81edded%2Fd6fa297c-bf7b-4056-b615-8286fa63b7b6%2Fjy5yx0f_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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10 ft.-
85 ft.
Standing next to a flagpole, a six foot boy casts a 10 ft shadow at the same time the
flagpole casts an 85 ft shadow.
The flagpole is
ft tall.
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