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Question 1

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A tree 24 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long. Brad is 6 feet tall. How long is Brad's shadow?
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Question 2

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Triangles EFG and QRS are similar. The lengths of the sides of trignale EFG are 144, 128, and 112. The lengths of the smallest side of triangle QRS is 280, what is the length of the longest side?
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Question 3

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A 4-foot flagpole casts a 25 foot shadow. Find the shadow cast by a nearby building 200 feet tall.
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Question 4

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A girl is 160 cm tall, stands 360 cm from a lamp post at night. Her shadow from the light is 90 cm long. How high is the lamp post?
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Question 5

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Triangles IJK and TUV are similar. The lengths of the sides aof IJK are 40, 50, and 24. The length of the longest side of TUV is 275, what is the perimeter of TUV?
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Question 6

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A tree with the height of 4m casts a shadow 15m long on the ground. How high is another tree that casts a shadow that is 20m long?
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