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A building with a height of 40 ft casts a shadow that is 16ft long. A person standing next to the building casts a shadow that is 2ft long. How tall is the person?

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priyambaksi
16ft long shadow of a building when the building true height is 40 ft
1 ft long shadow of a building when the building true height is 40/16 ft
2 ft long shadow of a person when the building true height is (40x2)/16 = 5ft (ans)




kszychooo
ratio:
40ft / 16ft = 2,5

soo....
x / 2ft = 2,5

answer:
x = 5ft
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