1.   Find the value of x in the similar polygons below.
   
    A. 6 ft B. 15 ft
    C. 3 ft D. 9 ft
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  2.   Hakan is standing next to a building whose shadow is 15 feet long. If Hakan is 6 feet tall and is casting a shadow 2.5 feet long, how high is the building?
    A. 24 ft B. 30 ft
    C. 36 ft D. 40 ft
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  3.   Find the value of d in the similar polygons below.
   
    A. 15 B. 0.83
    C. 19.683 D. 2.7
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  4.   Pentagons P and Q are similar. The ratio of a side of pentagon P to a side of pentagon Q is 9:4. If the sides of Q are 8 units, 22 units, 16 units, 3 units, and 9 units, then what is the perimeter of P?
    A. 522 units B. 58 units
    C. 232 units D. 130.5 units
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  5.   The tallest tree in the United States is a Coast Redwood in Jedidiah Smith State Park in California. It is 321 feet tall. Suppose you are 5 feet 8 inches tall and cast a shadow that is 2 feet at a certain time of day. About how long is the tree’s shadow at the same time of day?
    A. 113 ft B. 910 ft
    C. 118 ft D. 128 ft
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