Register
A 1.5 m tall woman stands next to the Eiffel Tower. At this time of day, her shadow is 0.5 m long. At the same time, the tower's shadow is 90 m long. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? Show your work.
121k views
6 votes
A 1.5 m tall woman stands next to the Eiffel Tower. At this time of day, her shadow is 0.5 m long. At the same time, the tower's shadow is 90 m

long. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? Show your work.

User Dawid Karabin
by
8.1k points

1 Answer

2 votes
270m, Since .5 is a third of the women’s height the 90m of the Eiffel Tower you multiply by 3 to get the original height
User Ashwin Mothilal
by
7.5k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Link Copied!