Question

Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon. Their mother measures their shadows. Ariadne's shadow is 15 feet long and Dixon's shadow is 18 feet long. If Ariadne is 5 feet tall, how tall is Dixon?

Answer 1

Ok so what we see is if adriadne is 5 feet tall her shadow goes *3 that means 15 feet tall to know dixons shadow you divide 18/3 which is 6. he's 6ft tall 

Answer 2

Answer: The height of Dixon is 6 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon.

Length of Ariadne's shadow = 15 feet

Height of Ariadne = 5 feet

Length of Dixon's shadow = 18 feet

We need to find the height of Dixon:

Since there is a direct variation between the length of shadow and the height of that particular person:

Let the height of Dixon be x.

So, According to question,

$\frac{5}{15}=\frac{x}{18}\\\\\frac{1}{3}=\frac{x}{18}\\\\x=\frac{18}{3}\\\\x=6\ feet$

Hence, the height of Dixon is 6 feet.