Problema Solution
alicia is 5 feet tall. she casts a shadow that measures 6 1/2 feet long at the same time that a sculpture in the park casts a shadow 12 feet long. which of the following is the approximate height of the sculpture?
Answer provided by our tutors
the shadows are a ratio
5 is to 6 1/2 as 12 is to x
lets keep x on top
(6 1/2)/5 = x/12
I would multiply through by 2 to remove the fraction in 6 1/2
13/5=2x/12
12*13/5=2x
31.5 = 2x
15.75=x
or
15 3/4 = x