Question

A stick 1 meter long casts a shadow 1.4 meters long. A building casts a shadow 19 meters long. How tall is the building (to 2 decimal places)

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 is to 1.4 what x is to 19

1/1.4 = x/19 (cross multiplication)

(1 * 19)/1.4 = 13.57 meters