Question

if a 6 ft tall tent cast a 10 ft long shadow the how long is the shadow that a 9 ft tall adult elephant casts? show work

Answer 1

12, just subtract 10-6 (=4), then add 9+4 (=12) :)

Answer 2

15ft

6/10 • 9/x

Cross multiply.

9•10=90
90/6=15