Problema Solution

A church steeple casts a shadow 116ft. long and at the same time a 9ft. post casts a shadow 5ft. long. How high is the steeple? Round.

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Ratio and proportion

           x/116 = 9/5

 

Then, we cross multiply.

        5x = 9*116 

        5x = 1044

         x = 1044/5

         x = 208.8ft