Question

A telephone pole casts a shadow that is 50 feet long. Nearby, an 8-foot-tall traffic sign casts a shadow that is 10 feet long. How tall is the telephone pole?

Answer 1

Answer:40 feet.

Explanation:

Traffic sign is 8 feet.

It's shadow is 10 feet.

Traffic sign is,

8/10=0.8 times of shadow.

So, the phone is,

50*0.8

=40 feet.