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Pillar's Shadow
A pillar 6 feet tall casts a shadow 2 feet long on the ground. If the pillar was 24 feet tall, how many feet in length would the shadow be?
Answer
The lengths of the shadows are to one another as the heights of the pillars. Thus,Length of the shadow for a pillar 24 feet tall
= (24 / 6) x 2 = 8 feet.
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