A 12 story New York building casts an 80 foot shadow. What is the length of a shadow of a 20 story building?

1 Answer
May 20, 2018

#400/3\ "ft"#

Explanation:

#12# story building cast #80# foot shadow

#"12 story building = 80 ft shadow"#

Shadow of #20# story building is

#20 cancel"story building" × "80 ft shadow"/(12 cancel"story building") = 400/3\ "ft shadow"#