Question

At a certain time of the day, a child whose height is 40 inches casts a shadow that is 26 inches long. The child's father casts a shadow that is 44.2 inches long. The father's height in inches is represented by x.



What is x?


x = 28.7


x = 23.5


x = 63.5


x = 68

Answer 1

The answer is x= 68. And how you get it is here
26/44.2 = 40/x
26x = 1768....Cross multiply
x = 68