Question

An observation tower's shadow is 32 feet long. Not far away, a marble column's shadow is 8 feet long. If the observation tower is 60 feet tall, how tall is the marble column?

Answer 1

15 feet

Explanation:

This is calculated using the formula

Height of observation tower/Shadow of observation tower = Height of Marble column/Shadow of marble column

From the question

Height of observation tower = 60 ft

Shadow of observation tower = 32 ft

Height of Marble column = ? x

Shadow of marble column = 8 ft

Hence:

60ft/32ft = x/8ft

Cross Multiply

60ft × 8 ft = 32ft × x

x = 60 ft × 8 ft/32 ft

x = 15 ft

Therefore, the marble column is 15 feet tall