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12 March, 21:46

If a statue that is 12 ft tall casts a shadow that is 15 ft long. find the length of the shadow that is 8 ft cardboard box casts

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  1. 12 March, 22:05
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    So ratios.

    If you don't know what a ratio is, look it up.

    the ratio for the 1st one is 15 (shadow) : 12 (actual height)

    the next would be x:8

    so 12/8 is 1.5

    then you divide 15 by 1.5 to get 10

    so the shadow should be 10ft long.
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