Question
Jerome is 1.5 meters tall, and at a certain time of day, he casts a shadow that is 2 meters. His friend measures the shadow formed by a nearby flagpole at the same time of day and finds it to be 24 meters. What is the height of the flagpole?
Answers
Ms. Sue
Cross multiply and solve for x.
1.5/2 = x/24
1.5/2 = x/24