Question

I will give brainliest to whoever answers this question. Also if you can please explain how you solved it I would appreciate it!

Answer 1

Answer:

4.8

Step-by-step explanation:

The tree is 32 feet tall.

The tree's shadow is 26 feet long.

The ratio between 26 and 32 is 13:16 respectively.

Using this same ratio, you can find the length of the man's shadow.

13       x

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16       6

Cross multiply 13 with 6 and 16 with x.

78

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16x

Divide 16x by 16, and 78 by sixteen.

The answer is 4.8

I hope this helped!

Thanks!

Answer 2

The answer is 4.9. 32/26=6/x, cross multiple to get 32x=156, divide by 32 to get x=4.875~4.9