A maypole that is 16 yards tall casts a shadow 12 yards long. If a nearby lemon tree is 4 yards tall, how long will the lemon tree's shadow be?

Answer 1

To find the length of the lemon tree's shadow, we can set up a proportion:

Let x be the length of the lemon tree's shadow.

16 yards (height of maypole) / 12 yards (length of maypole's shadow) = 4 yards (height of lemon tree) / x (length of lemon tree's shadow)

Cross multiplying, we get:

16 * x = 12 * 4
16x = 48
x = 48 / 16
x = 3

Therefore, the length of the lemon tree's shadow will be 3 yards.