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Question 8 (1 point)Jim is standing outside on a sunny evening at 6 pm. Jim's shadow at that time is12. 4 feet long. A flagpole near Jim is 22. 4 feet tall and also casts a shadow. IfJim is 6. 1 feet tall, how long is theshadow cast by the flagpole in feet? Round youranswer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

We have that Jim is 6.1 ft tall, and his shadow is 12.4 ft long. If they ask for the shadow of the flagpole having into account that it is 22.4 ft tall, we can solve the problem with a three rule.

We have the following relation:

height (ft): object/person shadow

6.1 12.4

22.4 x

Then we have the equation:

`x=(22.4\ast12.4)/(6.1)=45.534`

Then the correct answer is that the shadow cast by the flagpole is 45.5 ft long.