Question

A birdhouse has a shadow that is 12

12
feet long.

Jin is 5
5
feet tall, and he is standing next to the birdhouse.
Jin has a shadow that is 3
3
feet long.

Use this information to complete the statement about the birdhouse.

Answer 1

First we need to find the scale factor that 5 has decreased by

5/3=0.6

Then multiply the length of the birdhouse shadow by that scale factor

12*0.6=7.2 feet

So the new birdhouse shadow length is 7.2 feet

Hope this helps!