Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The description is too ambiguous to reconstruct the diagram. You need to post the actual diagram.
That diagram is just one way to view division by a fraction. An easier way: DIVIDING by a fraction is the same as MULTIPLYING by the upside-down fraction. For example,
(1/2) ÷ (1/4) = (1/2) × (4/1) = 2
That doesn’t help you answer this particular question, though.
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
