A building casts a shadow 48 feet long . At the same time a 40 foot tall flag pole casts a shadow 9.6 feet long . What is the fi

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AleksandrR [38]

4 years ago

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A building casts a shadow 48 feet long . At the same time a 40 foot tall flag pole casts a shadow 9.6 feet long . What is the fi

ght of the building?

Mathematics

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tankabanditka [31] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-24T11:09:56+03:00

tankabanditka [31]4 years ago

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Ratio of height of the flag pole to the length of its shadow = 40:9.6 = 25:6
Ratio of height of the building to the length of its shadow = x:48 = 25:6
x/48 = 25/6
x = (48 x 25)/6 = 1200/6 = 200

Therefore, the height of the building is 200 feet.