Question

On a trip to Paris, Franco visits the Eiffel tower at 6:44 P.M. The Eiffel tower is 986 feet tall and Franco is 6 feet tall. Franco casts a shadow is 38 feet long. How long is the Eiffel tower’s shadow(to the nearest foot)?

A. 6432 feet

B. 5933 feet

C. 6307 feet

D. 6245 feet


Please help me I need it a lot, thank you.

Answer 1

Option D is correct.

Explanation:

It is given that 6 feet tall casts shadow for 38 feet long.

We need to find the shadow f 986 ft tall Eiffel tower.

Let's set up proportional equation to solve. Let the shadow length as 'x' feet for the tower.

`(6)/(38) = (986)/(x)`

Cross multiply,

6 x= 37468

Divide both sides by 6.

x= 6244.67 feet approximately.

If we round it to nearest feet, we get 6245 feet.