Question

flagpole casts a shadow that is 50 feet long. At the same time, a woman who is five feet four inches tall casts a shadow 40 inches long. How tall is the flagpole

Answer 1

Answer:

960 in  (or 80 ft)

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we should convert all of the feet measurements to inches so we have equal units of measurements:

50 ft = 600 in

5 ft 4 in = 64 in

40 in = 40 in

Now we can solve this problem with a simple proportion:

h / 600   =   64 / 40

600 * 64 = 40h

38400 = 40h

960 in = h

***also h = 80 ft