Question

A 23.9 foot tall streetlight casts a shadow that is 17.7 feet long. How long is the shadow cast by a nearby parking meter that is 3.6 feet high?

Answer 1

2.67 feet long

Explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the length of the parking meter's shadow:

`(23.9)/(17.7)` =
`(3.6)/(x)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

23.9x = 63.72

x = 2.67

So, the parking meter's shadow is approximately 2.67 feet long