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A child 4.5 feet tall cast a 6 foot shadow a nearby statue casts a 12 foot shadow what is the height of the statue

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the statue is 9 feet tall

find the 1ft shadow to: ___
4.5/6- divide both by 6 to show that for everything 1 foot shadow and object is .75
use the .75/1 and multiply both by 12, finding that the 12 foot shadow of the statue makes the statue 9 feet tall
User Lkrups
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Answer: I believe it would be 9 feet tall.

Explanation:

The statues shadow is 2 times larger than the childs shadow so you would multipy the childs height by 2

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