1.   A guy wire is attached to the top of a telephone pole and goes to the ground 8 feet from the base. When Jim stands under the guy wire so that his head touches it, he is 3 feet from where the wire goes into the ground. If Jim is 6 feet tall, how tall is the telephone pole?
    A. 20 feet B. 12 feet
    C. 24 feet D. 16 feet
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  2.   A tower cast a 30-foot shadow. At the same time, a person who is 6 feet tall casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is the tower?
    A. 34 feet B. 47 feet
    C. 18 feet D. 48 feet
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  3.   A lamppost has a shadow that is 2 m long. A street sign has a shadow that is m long. If the street sign is 2 m tall, how tall is the lamppost?
    A. m B. 5 m
    C. 3 m D. 1 m
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  4.   A staff's shadow is 4 feet long and a tree's shadow is 7 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the staff?
    A. 2 feet B. 9 feet
    C. 3 feet D. 5 feet
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  5.   An office building casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 2.5 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the office building?
    A. 30 feet B. 25 feet
    C. 7.5 feet D. 17.5 feet
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