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A 6.5 ft tall car standing next to an adult elephant casts a 33.2 shadow.If the adult elephant casts a shadow that is 51.5 ft long then how tall is it

User Tbekolay
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Answer:

1.231214224

Explanation:

11.79 - 1.241 : 75.33/1 + (0.881/ 1 n + 2)

n = 11.88 - 4.5529751 .8 68 = (4 + n1 / 2)

Answer = 1.231214224

User Qwadrox
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Ratios!

So what you would do is make a ratio

33.2/51.5=0.644
So that is the ratio.
6.5*0.644=4.2
The shadow is 4.2ft high
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