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19 January, 07:59

kate would like to find the height of her favorite rollercoaster at the amusement park. She noticed that she casts a 2 foot shadow while the rollercoaster casts a 60 foot shadow. If Kate is 5 feet tall, how tall is the rollercoaster?

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  1. 19 January, 10:43
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    Set up a proportion with Katie's height / Katie's shadow = roller coasters height / its shadow. So it is 5 feet / 2 feet = x feet / 60 feet. To solve cross multiply so it becomes 2x = 300 and x = 150 feet
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