mckenzievaughn mckenzievaughn

24-01-2022
Mathematics

contestada

At a certain time of day, a 20-foot building casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is a person who casts a 1-foot shadow?

A: 1/5 foot
B: 5 feet
C: 6 feet

Respuesta :

ilovehotmoms88 ilovehotmoms88

24-01-2022

Scale factor = 5 because 20 divided by 4 is 5

1 x 5 = 5

The person is 5ft tall (B).

Answer Link

saniyalynette7 saniyalynette7

24-01-2022

The answer is B. It’s B because 20/4= 5. So since we divide to find the height difference of the building’s shadow we need to multiply to find the height of the person. 1x5 to get 5 :)

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what numbers round up and down to 600

can anyone help me out with this graph ?

What led Adolfo hittler to order German submarines to attack American ships?

Is the reaction rate always positive? why or why not?

a total of $21,000 is invested in two bonds that pay 4% and 7.5% simple interest. The bond with 7.5 % interest rate earned 6 times as much interest. as the bond

Suppose that you are given two unlabeled beakers. One beaker contains water, and the other beaker contains a solution of ethanol and water. How could you safely

A tennis coach took his team out for lunch and bought 8 hamburgers and 5 fries for $24. The players were still hungry so the coach bought 6 more hamburgers and

Substitution methode: y=2x-5 4x-y=7 I thought you do it like this: 4x-2x-5=7 2x-5=7 2x=12 x=6 But that's not right.. What did I do wrong?

What is the difference between meiosis and mitosis?

25 is 32% of what number?