Question

A 24ft flagpole has a shadow of 9ft. A soldier standing next to the flagpole has a shadow of 2.25 feet. How tall is the soldier?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's form a proportion;

24                    x

____    =      _____ ,

 9                   2.25

24(2.25) = 9x,

54 = 9x,

x = height of soldier = 6 feet

Answer 2

Answer:

6 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{height of object}{length of shadow}$

Let the hight of the soldier be x

$\frac{24}{9}$ = $\frac{x}{2.25}$

x = (24×2.25)/9 = 6ft