Solve the Problem. -A School Building Has a Height of 47 Feet. Its

question 50

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A school building has a height of 47 feet. Its shadow is currently 13.6 feet long, and the shadow of the church next door is 19.8 feet long. Use similar triangles to calculate the height of the church to the nearest tenth of a
Foot.

• A) 12,656.2 feet
• B) 32.3 feet
• C) 57.3 feet
• D) 68.4 feet

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