Question

Your friend George is 6 feet tall and his shadow is 10 feet long. At the same time, the shadow of the flagpole was 85 feet long. What is the height of a flagpole?

1.4 feet

60 feet

51 feet

141.6 feet

Answer 1

51 feet

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the height of a flagpole

we know that

Using proportion

`(6)/(10)=(x)/(85) \\\\x=6*85/10\\\\x=51\ ft`