Question

Henry wants to know the height of an outdoor sculpture. He measures the shadow of the outdoor sculpture and finds that it is 12 meters long. Henry also knows that a nearby water tower that is 12 meters tall is casting a shadow 16 meters long. How tall is the outdoor sculpture?

Answer 1

Height of sculpture/shadow of sculpture = height of tower/shadow of tower

x/12 = 12/16
16x = 12*12
16x = 144
x = 144/16
x = 9

The sculpture is 9 meters tall