Word problem. Use proportion to set up and solve

Word problem. Use proportion to set up and solve

Postby Guest » Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:03 am

Use a proportion to set up and solve the following problem. Round answer to nearest tenth if necessary.

A bird bath that is 5.5 ft tall casts a shadow that is 27.5 ft long. Find height of ladder that casts 101.5 ft shadow
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Re: word problem. Can anyone help me with this?

Postby Guest » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:06 am

A bird bath that is 5.5 ft tall casts a shadow that is 27.5 ft long. 27.5/5.5=5 Shadow is 5 times the height.
Find height of ladder that casts 101.5 ft shadow. 101.5/5=20.3 Height is 20.3 ft.
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