Heights and Distances Practice Test 1

Question : 37 of 40

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A man 6 ft tall casts a shadow 4 ft long at the same time when a flag pole casts a shadow 50 ft long. The height of the flag pole is:

Solution:

A shadow of 4 feet is cost by 6 feet man
A shadow of 1 feet cost by

6/4

feet
A shadow cost by 50 feet

= 6/4×50=75

feet

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