At a certain time of day, a 5.5 foot tall man has a 6 foot shadow. if a tree is 19.25 feet tall, what is the length of the shadow of the tree(x=shadow of the tree)
the equation for the problem is... 5.5/6=19.25/x you then multiply the denominators on both sides... 5.5x=19.25*6 you then solve on one side... 5.5x=115.5 and then divide 5.5 on both sides to leave x alone... x=21 the shadow of the tree is 21
