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  • 06-02-2020
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A 12 foot tall building casts an 8 foot long shadow. How long of a shadow will a 5 foot tall woman have?

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renastevenz renastevenz
  • 06-02-2020

Answer:

set up a proportion comparing the height of the building with the height of the woman and the shadow of the building with the shadow of the woman

12/5=8/x

now cross multiply

12x=40

then divide by 12 on both sides

40/12 which is about 3.3 feet

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happyslappy68
happyslappy68 happyslappy68
  • 06-02-2020

Answer:

3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

8/12 = .6

.6 is how much Shadow is produced for one foot

.6 * 5 = 3

3 is the shadow length

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