treehugger4198 treehugger4198
  • 20-09-2017
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Marcia is 1.5 meters tall. she casts a shadow that is 2 meters long. a nearby building casts a shadow that is 24 meters long. how tall is the building?

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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 20-09-2017
ratio and proportion

height:shadow=1.5:2

for the building, shadow=24

1.5:2=h:24
1.5/2=h/24
multiply both sides by 24
36/2=h
18=h
the building is 18 meters
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stephanielizabeth stephanielizabeth
  • 20-09-2017
23.5 ( the shadow of marcia is.5 longer than her ) the buildings shadow is 24 meterss so subtract .5 from 24
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