8 is the answer, though I think you could cram the extra ten people into the seventh bus and not hire the eighth one
You change the improper fraction into a mixed number. So 25/3 equals 8
Answer:
8.1 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use proportions to solve. Put the height over the shadow
40 ft 27 ft
---------- = -----------
12 ft x ft
Using cross products
40x = 12*27
40x =324
Divide each side by 40
40x/40 = 327/40
x = 8.1
The shadow is 8.1 ft