Question

A 12 foot basketball hoop has a shadow 9.6ft long. How long is the shadow of a 6ft adult standing next to the basketball hoop?

Answer 1

The answer is 4.8 feet

Answer 2

The adults shadow is 4.8 ft

Explanation:

We can use ratio's to solve this problem

12 ft hoop 6ft adult

-------------- = -----------------

9.6 ft shadow x ft shadow

Using cross products

12 * x = 9.6 * 6

12x = 57.6

Divide each side by 12

12x/12 = 57.6 /12

x = 4.8 ft