SOLUTION: if a 6 foot worker casts a 4 foot shadow at the same time the chimney on the ohio power company casts an 804 foot shadow . How tall is the chimney ?

Question 791260: if a 6 foot worker casts a 4 foot shadow at the same time the chimney on the ohio power company casts an 804 foot shadow . How tall is the chimney ?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a 6 foot worker casts a 4 foot shadow at the same time the chimney on the ohio power company casts an 804 foot shadow . How tall is the chimney ?
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let h = the height of the chimney
A proportion equation
=
cross multiply
4h = 6 * 804
h =
h = 1206 ft is the height of the chimney
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