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11 January, 13:06

your shadow is 8 feet and your father's shadow is 9 feet. If you are 5.5 feet, how tall is your father in inches

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  1. 11 January, 13:09
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    Set up a proportion:

    kid/dad = kid/dad

    8/9 = 5.5/dad

    Cross multiply to solve proportions:

    8*dad = 9*5.5

    8*dad = 49.5

    dad = 6.1875 feet

    They want inches so multiply by 12:

    74.25 inches

    They want "nearest inch" so:

    Dad is 74 inches tall.
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