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A tree 24 feet tall cast a shadow 16 feet long at the same time a man 6 feet tall cast a shadow x feet long what is the lenght of the mans shadow?
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4 feet
24/16 = 6/x
24x = 96
x = 4
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How tall is a flagpole on ground level that casts a shadow 35 feet long with a man that stands 6 feet tall and he casts a shadow of 8 feet long?
28 feet
How many square feet is a room 6 feet long 4 feet wide?
Multiply the lenght by the width. 6*4=24 feet square
A pillar 6 feet tall casts a shadow 3 feet long on the ground If the pillar was 10 feet tall how many feet in length would the shadow be?
37.2 ft
A flagpole casts a shadow 28 feet long a person standig nearby casts a shadow eight feet long if the person is six feet how tall is the flagpole?
21 ft how is the equation to give you this result
How tall is a flagpole that casts a shadow 35 feet long when a man 6 feet tall casts a shadow 8 feet long?
The flagpole is 26 feet, 3 inches tall. (210/8 feet = 26.25 feet)Since the ratio of height to shadow is 6/8, the flagpole is also 3/4 as tall as its shadow.6/8 (man) = x/35 (pole)6/8 (35) = x210/8 = xx = 26.25 feet
A pole 15 feet high cast a shadow 5 feet long a 6 foot man standing nearby would cast a shadow?
Divisibles, the 6 foot man would cast a shadow 2 feet long.
If a tree 10 feet tall casts a shadow 5 feet long how long is the shadow cast by a pole 12 feet tall?
6 feet
How tall is a flagpole that casts a shadow of 28 feet long with a man 5 feet tall who cast a shadow of 4 feet long?
35 feet tall.
How tall is a flagpole that casts a shadow of 35 feet long with a man 6 feet tall who cast a shadow of 8 feet long?
The height of the flagpolle is 26.25 feet
If a tree 17 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long how high is a building that casts a shadow 19 feet long?
To cast a 19 foot shadow the building would have to be 26.91 feet tall. Each foot of building/tree casts 8.47 inches of shadow.
How long is the shadow of a 5 feet 4 inch person if a 8 foot cast a 3 foot shadow?
8 feet and 5 feet 4 inches are in a ratio of 3 to 2 so therefore the smaller shadow is 2 feet in length
A tree cast a shodow 20 feet long a 5 foot tall boy stands in the shadow so that the end of his shadow lines up with the tree his shadow is 6 feet long how tall is the tree?
60
A 60-foot -tall flagpole casts a 42-foot long shadowat the same time of daywhat would be the length of a shadow cast by an 18-foot-tall building?
The lenght of the shadow will be 12.6 ft
How high is a tree that cast a 25 ft shadow at the same time a 9 ft post cast a shadow which is 4 ft long?
56.25 feet
A meter stick cast a shadow 1.4m long at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow 7.7m long the triangle formed by the meterstick and its shadow is similar.how tall is the flagpole?
84 feet tall
How high is a tree that cast a 24-foot shadow at the same time a 8-foot pole casts a shadow which is 11-foot long?
17.45 feet.
How tall would a house be that casts a 18 feet long shadow?
That all depends upon what time of day the shadow was cast. For example, at straight up noon, even a very tall building wouldn't cast much of a shadow, but at sunrise or sunset, even a tiny building might cast an 18 foot long shadow, or even longer.
