Question

Kelley Katherine takes a trip to Paris. When she was standing near the 1063 foot tall Eiffel tower, she noticed that her shadow was only 2.4 feet long. Knowing her own height of 5.25 feet she wondered how long the shadow war for the Eiffel tower. Answer the question For Kelley and show your work. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

In order to complete this, we must write it as a ratio. This would look like: 2.4:5.25=x:1063. In order to solve for x, we must first divide 5.25 by 2.4, which I will mark as y, then we take y and divide it into 1063, giving us the answer of 485.94, rounded will give you 486. x now equals 486.