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Wally wants to determine the height of a statue that casts a 94-inch shadow by comparing it to his own height and shadow length. If Wally, who is 69 inches tall, casts a shadow that is 47 inches in length, what is the height of the statue?

A.
159 inches
B.
117 inches
C.
138 inches
D.
64 inches

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Snor1ax

Answer: 138 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use proportions here, let h = height of the statue

height/height = shadow/shadow

[tex]\frac{h}{69} = \frac{94}{47}[/tex]

h/69 = 2

*69 (h/69 = 2) *69

h = 138 inches

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