futurbursby futurbursby

03-05-2017
Mathematics

contestada

6feet man casts a 2.7 feet shadow at the same time a tree casts a 11.4 feet shadow. how tall is the tree?

Respuesta :

corajune99 corajune99

03-05-2017

You can set this up as a proportion.

6/2.7=x/11.4

Cross multiply.

2.7x=68.4

Divide by 2.7 to solve for x

25.3333=x

The tree is 25 and 1/3 feet tall

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What's 5 divided by x squared explain

What is the creepiest sounding scale? What scale would u use for writing creepy music in other words

a lunch bill including tax, is divided among you and 5 friends. everyone pays less than $8.75. write and solve an inequality that describes the total amount of

The inner and outer Radii of a cylindrical pipe are 5 cm and 4 cm respectively. find the area of cross section of the pipe.

The inner and outer Radii of a cylindrical pipe are 5 cm and 4 cm respectively. find the area of cross section of the pipe.

What is the creepiest sounding scale? What scale would u use for writing creepy music in other words

What's 5 divided by x squared explain

A blue rope is 3 times the length as a red rope. A green rope is 5 times as log as the blue rope of the total length of all 3 ropes equals 508.25m what is the l

Forget the motor When im on the boat Think of the best time To buy a new coat What am I......?

Does an owl have a backbone?