Question

a tower casts a 450 ft shadow at the same time that a 4 ft child casts a 6 ft shadow. Write and solve a proportion to find the height of a tower

Answer 1

`x=300`

Explanation:

Set up the proportion;

`(x)/(450) =(4)/(6)`

then cross multiply;

`6x=450` ·
`4`

`6x=1800`

`x=(1800)/(6) =300`

`x=300`

Answer 2

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