ramiro is 3/10 as tall as the flagpole. the flagpole is 5/9 as tall asa nearby tree.the tree is 32 2/5 feet tall. how tall is rammiro

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Tree height: 32 2/5Flagpole: 5/9 * 32 2/5Ramiro: 3/10 * Flagpole5/9 * 32 2/5 == 5/9 * 162/5 == 1/9 * 162/1 == 1/1 * 18/1 == 1 * 18 == 18 [feet]So the flagpole is 18 feet tall. Ramiro is 3/10 of its height, so:3/10 * 18 == 54/10 == 5 4/10 == 5 2/5Answer: Ramiro is 5 2/5 feet tall.