SOLUTION: An 8ft tall telephone booth standing next to an giraffe casts a 4ft shadow. if the adult giraffe is 14 tall then how long is its shadow.

Question 857542: An 8ft tall telephone booth standing next to an giraffe casts a 4ft shadow. if the adult giraffe is 14 tall then how long is its shadow.
Answer by ben720(159) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the 8ft telephone pole casts a four foot shadow, a 14 ft giraffe casts an Xft long one. Set up a proportion of height to shadow:
because the ratio is the same.
Next, substitute known values:

Multiply both sides by 4X, also known as cross-cancelling

Multiply 14 by 4

Divide both sides by 8

The final answer is: The giraffe has a seven-foot shadow.

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