1 foot = 12 inches
Height of Jacob = 5 feet 6 inches = 5 *12 + 6 = 66 inches
Jacob's <span>shadow = 3 feet = 36 inches
</span>giraffe's shadow = <span>5 feet 9 inches = 5 * 12 + 9 = 69 inches
</span><span>by
the ratio and proportion
∴ </span>Height of Jacob/Jacob's shadow = Height of giraffe/giraffe's shadow
∴ 66/36 = Height of giraffe/69
∴ Height of giraffe = 69 * 66/36 = 126.5 inches = 10 feet 6.5 inches
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
1: 7/6
2: 3/2
3: 0.000288
4: six tenths
Answer: x=13
Step-by-step explanation:
(x-5) + x = 21 given
2x-5=21 combined like terms
2x=26 addition property of equality
x=13 division property of equality
Answer:
2x-7
Step-by-step explanation:
