Question

2. Your school building casts a shadow 25 feet long. You are 6 feet tall and cast a shadow 18 inches long. Find the height of the school building in feet

Answer 1

Height of school building = 100 feet

Explanation:

Given;

Shadow of school building = 25 feet

Height of individual = 6 feet

Shadow of individual = 18 inches = 1.5 feet

Find:

Height of school building

Computation:

Height of individual / Shadow of individual = Height of school building / Shadow of school building

6 / 1.5 = Height of school building / 25

Height of school building = 25 x 4

Height of school building = 100 feet