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28 March, 13:21

A person who is 60 inch tall casts a shawdow that is 15 in long. how tall is a nerby tree that casts a shawdow 40 in long?

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  1. 28 March, 13:41
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    Let the height of the tree be x.

    Ratio of length of shadow to height: 15/60 = 40/x

    x = (60 x 40) / 15 = 160 in.
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