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A building casts a shadow 100 m long. At the same time, a nearby pole 4 m high casts a shadow 8 m long. What is the height of the building? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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Answer:

50m

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation for the height of the building

First step:

Let x represent the building height

Second step:

100m/8m = x/4

Third step is to Cross multiply:

100m(4) = 8x

400m= 8x

x=400m/8

x=50m

Therefore the height of the building will be 50m

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