Question

You are 6 feet tall and cast a 10 foot shadow. At the same time of day, your friend

casts a 9 foot shadow. How tall is your friend?

Answer 1

Your friend is 5.4 feet tall.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the height of your friend, we can set up a proportion using the given information.

You are 6 feet tall and cast a 10-foot shadow, while your friend casts a 9-foot shadow.

Let's call your friend's height 'x'.

The proportion we can set up is: 6/10 = x/9.

We can cross-multiply and solve for x, which gives us 6 * 9 = 10 * x.

Simplifying this equation gives us 54 = 10x.

Dividing both sides by 10, we find that x is equal to 5.4.

Therefore, your friend is 5.4 feet tall.