mariasolis652 mariasolis652

06-02-2017
Mathematics

contestada

If a 42.9ft tall flagpole casts a 253.1 ft long shadow, then how long is the shadow that a 6.2ft tall woman casts?

Respuesta :

Xiuminnie99 Xiuminnie99

10-02-2017

The women's shadow would be 36.6ft. long.
You have to set up a proportion 42.9 6.2
--------- = ------------
253.1 X
Then you cross multiply (6.2*253.1) and divide (1569.22/42.9) equals 36.6

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

burning wool smells like burning hair while burning cotton smells like burning paper. why?

how do you know a dilation will produce similar figures?

How many liters of a 80% acid solution must be mixed with a 15% acid solution to get 585 L of a 70% acid solution?

Identify an advantage of centralized processing

Can you help with this please?[tex]2n \times n = 12 + n[/tex]

A rectangle is 8m longer than it is wide. Its perimeter is 56m. Find its length and width. Write values only.

opinions on smoking

I require some assistance with this graphing question, please. "Use the parabola tool to graph the quadratic function f(x)=−(x+3)^2+5 Graph the parabola by fi

If 80% of M is equal to 50% of N and N≠0, what is N M equal to?

is this sentence grammatically correct: "Vous aime dessiner, prendre des photos, jouer aux jeux vidéo et les animaux, alors je pense un bon métier pour vous est