Question
Alicia is 5ft 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 ft long. which of the following is the approximate height of the sculpture?
a) 2.0 miles
b) 6.6 miles
c) 12 miles
d) 15.6 miles
a) 2.0 miles
b) 6.6 miles
c) 12 miles
d) 15.6 miles
Answers
Reiny
set up the ratio ...
h/12 = 5/6.5
h = 12(5/6.5) = ....
h/12 = 5/6.5
h = 12(5/6.5) = ....
Reiny
The answers you supplied cannot possibly be the correct choices.
The correct answer would be 9.23 feet
The correct answer would be 9.23 feet