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This is a proportion problem. Let the monument me x feet tall.
40/x=5/6
Cross multiply:
240=5x
x=48 ft.
So the monument is 48 ft tall,

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Answer:

\(48\ ft\)

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Adam is \(6\) feet tall and casts a \(5\)-foot shadow

A monument casts a \(40\)-foot shadow

so

by proportion

Find how tall is the monument

Let

x------> the height of the monument

\(\frac{6}{5}=\frac{x}{40}\\ \\ x=40*6/5\\\\x=48\ ft\)

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