SOLUTION: If a mast 8 ft high casts a shadow of 10ft long, how high is a mast that casts a shadow 40ft long?

SOLUTION: If a mast 8 ft high casts a shadow of 10ft long, how high is a mast that casts a shadow 40ft long?

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Question 1009685: If a mast 8 ft high casts a shadow of 10ft long, how high is a mast that casts a shadow 40ft long?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a proportion like this:

Now multiply both sides by 40 and get
x = 32 feet
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