Asked by mina

A palm tree that is 32 feet tall, casts a shadow that is 26 feet long. Matt is 6 feet tall and standing near the palm tree. Use the figure above to determine the length of Matt’s shadow. Round to the nearest tenth.
Answered by mathhelper
No figure above, but probably the typical problem where

32/26 = 6/x
32x= 6*26
etc