Asked by Makayla

Emily and Miranda are standing outside. Emily is 5 feet tall and casts a shadow of 28 inches. Miranda's shadow is 29.4 inches long.

Approximately how tall is Miranda?

5 feet
5 1/2 feet
5 1/4 feet
6 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Shadows are proportional, so Miranda's height = 5 * (29.4 / 28) = 5 * 1.05 = 5.25 feet = 5 1/4 feet.