SOLUTION: Christia is standing on the top of the head of John's shadow. If she is 5 feet tall and his height is 6 feet, and the length of their shadow is 15 feet, find the length of Christia

Question 1112638: Christia is standing on the top of the head of John's shadow. If she is 5 feet tall and his height is 6 feet, and the length of their shadow is 15 feet, find the length of Christia's shadow.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Christia is standing on the top of the head of John's shadow. If she is 5 feet tall and his height is 6 feet, and the length of their shadow is 15 feet, find the length of Christia's shadow.
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15/(6+5) = s/5
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shadow = 75/11 = 6.82 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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