Math Count: Flag Day

1 year ago

Problem: The American flag has 13 horizontal stripes. If the flag outside of Victor’s house is 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide, how many inches tall is each of the 13 stripes? Express your answer as a mixed number.

On a bright, sunny day, Janine is standing 6 feet 3 inches away from the base of a 20-foot-tall flagpole. She notices that her shadow just touches the base of the flagpole. If Janine is exactly 5 feet tall, how long is the shadow of the flagpole at this same time?

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