Question

A statue of Abraham Lincoln casts a 9-foot shadow at the same time the White House casts a 48-foot shadow. If the White House is 70 feet tall, how tall is the statue of Abraham Lincoln?​

Answer 1

Answer: The statue, originally intended to be only 10 feet tall, was on further consideration enlarged so that it finally stood 19 feet tall from head to foot, the scale being such that if Lincoln were standing he would be 28 feet tall.

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