Question

A 6-foot hiker casts a 11-foot shadow, and a nearby tree casts a 34-foot shadow. Find the height of the tree

(round to the nearest tenth).
feet

Answer 1

Answer: 62.33

The ratio of the real length to the shadow is 6:11. to make the first ratio 34 then I could multiply both sides by 34/6 which would make 34:374/6. When 374 is divided by 6 it equals 62 1/3 which also equals 62.33333... Then I would round it to 62.33.