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Comparing Similar Figures

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8. How far is the store from the bank? 9. How far is the tree from the flagpole?

For Exercises 11 and 12, write a proportion. Then determine the missing measure.

11. ANIMALS At the same time a 12-foot adult elephant casts a 4.8-foot shadow, a baby elephant casts a
2-foot shadow. How tall is the baby elephant?

12. AIRPORTS If a 12-meter-tall airplane hangar casts a 18-meter shadow at the same time a parked jet casts
a 6-meter shadow, how tall is the jet?

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