Question

Jonathon is 6 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 50 inches long. At the sime time, a flagpole casts a shadow 75 inches long. How tall is the flagpole in feet

Answer 1

The flagpole is 9 feet tall.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion between the height of Jonathon and his shadow, and the height of the flagpole and its shadow.

We know that Jonathon is 6 feet tall and his shadow is 50 inches long. Let x represent the height of the flagpole.

Using the proportional relationship, we can set up the equation:

6 / 50 = x / 75

Cross-multiplying, we get:

6 * 75 = 50 * x

450 = 50x

Dividing both sides by 50, we find that:

x = 9

Therefore, the flagpole is 9 feet tall.