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Shadow proportional to height: find the other height or shadow

The same question, asked 2 times: 20 Jul 2023 S4*, 26 Jul 2023 S3. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    20 Jul 2023 S4

    66
    A vertical pole of 28m height casts a 19.2m long shadow. At the same time, find the length of the shadow cast by another pole of 52.5m height.

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  2. Question 2

    26 Jul 2023 S3

    51
    If a 7-storey building has a 28 m long shadow, the number of storeys of the building whose shadow is 48 m long is:

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