A 6 ft tall tent standing next to a cardboard box casts a 9 ft shadow. If the cardboard box casts a shadow that is 6 ft long then how tall is it?
1 Answer
May 9, 2018
Height is 4 ft
Explanation:
For the tent,
Ratio of height to shadow is 6:9=2:3
For the box,
The ratio of height to shadow is x:6
x =4 so 4:6=2:3