5/2 = h/6
multiply both sides by 6
15 = h
(doubtful by the way, pretty low for a school building)
Faye wants to know how tall her school building is. On a sunny day, she measures the shadow of the building to be 6 feet. At the same time, she measures the shadow cast by a 5 foot statue to be 2 feet. How tall is her school building?
I don't understand how to solve it.
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What do you mean multiply both sides? Do you mean multiply 15 by 6 and multiply 6 by 6??
no, multiply h/6 by 6 which yields h
5/2 * 6 = 15
h/6 * 6 = h
so
h = 15
5/2 * 6 = 15
h/6 * 6 = h
so
h = 15
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