Question

The height of a street light is 54 feet. It casts a 32−foot shadow. At the same time, a man standing next to the street light casts a 4−foot shadow. How tall is the man? If needed, round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

6.75 ft

Explanation:

The man's shadow is 1/8 the length of the pole's shadow, so we presume the man is 1/8 the height of the pole:

(54 ft)/8 = 6.75 ft . . . . height of the man

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We have to assume that the source of light casting the shadows is not the street light.