Question

If a 15 ft tall adult giraffe casts a 3 ft long shadow, then how tall is a woman that casts a 1 ft shadow?

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Let's see the facts:

Giraffe tall = 15ft

Shadow = 3 ft

Woman shadow = 1 ft

Woman tall = ?

Now, applying the proportional relationship, this will give us:

`\frac{\text{Adult tall long}}{\text{long shadow}}=\frac{x}{\text{Woman shadow}}`
`(15)/(3)=(x)/(1)`

Clearing x:

x= 15/3

[ANSWER] is 5 ft for a woman tall.