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Two friends, Amy and Bob, are standing in line with a lamp post. The shadows of both friends meet at the same point on the ground. If the heights of the lamp post, Amy and Bob are 6 meters, 1.8 meters and 0.9 meters respectively, and Amy is standing 2 meters away from the post, then how far (in meters) is Bob standing from Amy?

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