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VashaNatasha [74]
3 years ago
6

If a 42.9 ft tall flagpole casts a 253.1 ft long shadow then how long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall woman casts?

Mathematics
1 answer:
blsea [12.9K]3 years ago
3 0
We will have to use proportions:
\frac{42.9}{253.1}  =  \frac{6.2}{x}
Cross multiplying we get
42.9x = 6.2 \times 253.1
Now divide:
x =  \frac{6.2 \times 253.1}{42.9}
Solve to tenths place we get
x = 36.6
The woman casts a 36.6 ft long shadow.
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