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A 3 foot child standing 10 feet from a streetlight casts a 8 foot shadow. Two similar triangles are formed. One triangle is formed by the person and the shadow that the person casts. A second triangle is formed by the streetlight and the ground from the base of the streetlight to the end of the shadow. How many times taller is the streetlight than the child?

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Answer:

The light is 2¼ times the height of the child.

Step-by-step explanation:

3/8 = h/18

h = 18×3/8 = 27/4 ft

(27/4)/3 =9/4 = 2¼

The light is 2¼ times the height of the child.

Answer:

nono

Step-by-step explanation:

nononono