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He might be at an amusement park, but Cory isn’t amused. His mom’s silly rules are such a buzzkill. She won’t let him go on any ride over 100 feet! He has his eye on the Ferris Wheel, but can he figure out how tall it is using shadows?

Math Mess is a local public television program presented by WVIZ and PBS Ideastream.

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