SOLUTION: A 6-ft observer casts a 4-ft shadow at the same time a chimney casts a 238-ft shadow. How tall id the chimney?

SOLUTION: A 6-ft observer casts a 4-ft shadow at the same time a chimney casts a 238-ft shadow. How tall id the chimney?

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Question 262461: A 6-ft observer casts a 4-ft shadow at the same time a chimney casts a 238-ft shadow. How tall id the chimney?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6/4=x/238
solve for x the height of the chimney
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