Question

If a 10 ft tall adult elephant casts a 2 ft long shadow, then how tall is a statue that casts a 3 ft shadow?

Answer 1

Given data:

The given height of the elephant is h=10 ft.

The given shadow of the elephant is s=2 ft.

The shadow of the elephant from the height is,

`\begin{gathered} (s)/(h)=(2)/(10) \\ =(1)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Mulitiply 3 on both sides on right hand side.

`\begin{gathered} (S)/(H)=(3)/(3(5)) \\ =\frac{3}{15\text{ }} \end{gathered}`

Thus, 15 feet elephant cast 3 feet shadow.