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  • 07-04-2021
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A 12ft basketball hoop casts an 8 ft shadow. Find the length of the shadow of a 4 ft tall fence.

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  • 07-04-2021

Set up a ratio of height over shadow for each :

12/8 = 4/x

Cross multiply:

12x = 32

Divide both sides by 12:

X = 2 2/3 feet

The shadow is 2 2/3 feet.

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