Question

A man that is 6 feet tall is standing so that the tip of his shadow is 20 feet from a light pole. His shadow is 8 feet long. What is the height of the pole?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is: the height of the light pole is 15 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Now, we can do proportions to finds the height of the light pole

                   $\frac{20}{8} = \frac{x}{6}$

Solve for x

                      x = 6(20) / 8

                     x = 120 / 8

                     x = 15 ft