gabrielauribe gabrielauribe
  • 20-11-2019
  • Mathematics
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A grain casts a shadow of 40 feet while a nearby fence post casts a shadow of 2 feet. The fence ost is 5 feet high. How tall is the grain silo?

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ksterling0906
ksterling0906 ksterling0906
  • 20-11-2019

Answer:

The grain silo is 16 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

You can rewrite the question with 5/2=40/x and the height of the silo is x. we need to get 5 to 40 and to do that we times by 8 b/c 5×8=40 and what we do with the top number we do with the bottom number, 2×8=16.

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connieg2026
connieg2026 connieg2026
  • 04-01-2021

Answer:

16 feet tall

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