Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon. Their mother measures their shadows. Ariadne's shadow is 15 feet long and Dixon's shadow is 18 feet long. If Ariadne is 5 feet tall, how tall is Dixon?

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Tania Calhoun

Mathematics

4 December, 21:47

Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon. Their mother measures their shadows. Ariadne's shadow is 15 feet long and Dixon's shadow is 18 feet long. If Ariadne is 5 feet tall, how tall is Dixon?

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Ok so what we see is if adriadne is 5 feet tall her shadow goes * 3 that means 15 feet tall to know dixons shadow you divide 18/3 which is 6. he's 6ft tall