Question

Susan is 5.5 ft tall and casts a shadow that it is 4 ft long on the ground. She is walking through a park and finds the shadow of a sculpture is 16 ft long. How tall is the sculpture?

Answer 1

22 ft

Explanation:

Height of Susan/Length of shadow = Height of sculpture/Length of Shadow of sculpture

5.5 ft/4 ft = x/16ft

Cross Multiply

4 × x = 5.5 × 16

x = 5.5 × 16/4

x = 22 ft

The height of the sculpture is 22 ft