Question

Abel is 6 feet tall and casts an 8-foot shadow. A lamppost next to him casts a 13.5-foot shadow. Use the drop-down menus to build an equation that can be used to find the height, h, of the lamppost.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{6}{8}=\frac{h}{13.5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem can be solved by using a proportion.

Remember that a proportion is an equality between two ratios. In this case, one ratio could be 6/8 and the other one could be x/13.5, where the numerators are the height of Abel and the lamppost, and the denominators are the shadow lengths.

So, the proportion is

$\frac{6}{8}=\frac{h}{13.5}$

This equation can be used to find the height of the lamppost.

If we solve for $h$, we can find the answer

$h=\frac{6(13.5)}{8}\\ h \approx 10.13$

However, the question is onlu asking for the equation. So, the answer is

$\frac{6}{8}=\frac{h}{13.5}$

Answer 2

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