Answer:
22 3/4 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The diagram seems to show a 6 1/2 ft person casting a 9 ft shadow at the same time a flagpole is casting a 31 1/2 ft shadow. You want the height of the flagpole.
<h3>Proportion</h3>
Shadow lengths are presumed proportional to the height of the object making them. This means ...
h/(31 1/2) = (6 1/2)/9 . . . . . all lengths in feet
Multiplying by 31 1/2, we get ...
h = (31 1/2)(6 1/2)/9 = (819/4)/9 = 91/4
h = 22 3/4 . . . . ft
The flagpole is 22 3/4 feet tall.
Answer:
x = HJ/5 + 3/5
HJ = 5x - 3 = 5 (11) - 3 = 55 - 3 = 52
JK = 8x - 9 = 8(11) - 9 = 88 - 9 = 79
Answer: 96/45
Step-by-step explanation: The answer is 96/12 because to divide fractions you reciprocate the second fraction and turn it into a multiplication problem.
8 times 12 = 96
9 times 5 = 45
96/45
