Question

A softball backstop that is 10 feet high casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time a light pole casts a 20-foot shadow. The height of the flagpole is about

a) 16 ft

b) 80 ft

c) 30 ft

d) 25 ft

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

if 10x2=20 then to get the height of the pole you would do 8 x 2 and 8 x 2=20