If a 12-meter-tall airplane hangar casts a 18-meter shadow at the same time a parked jet casts a 6-meter shadow , how tall is th

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katrin [286]

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If a 12-meter-tall airplane hangar casts a 18-meter shadow at the same time a parked jet casts a 6-meter shadow , how tall is th

e jet?

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8090 [49] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-09T13:58:13+03:00

Given
12 meters tall airplane
18 meter shadow of airplane
6 meter shadow of jet
Find the measurement of the jet (y)
Solution
6y = 12 + 18 30
----- --------- ----> y = ------- -----------> y= 5
6 6 6

The answer is 5 meters tall is the measurement of a parked jet.