Question

Javier 5’4” tall and his shadow is 40” long. The flagpoles shadow is 75” long. How tall is the flagpole?

Answer 1

The flagpole is 10' tall

Explanation:

we know that

`1\ ft=12\ in`

Convert feet to inches

`5'4''=5(12)+4=64''`

using proportion

Let

x ----> the height of the flagpole

`(64)/(40)=(x)/(75)\\\\x=64(75)/40\\\\x=120''`

Convert to feet

Divide by 12

`120''=120/12=10'`

therefore

The flagpole is 10' tall