SOLUTION: A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall, how long is its shadow? Do I set this up as a ratio? 8/24...x/72? cross mulitply?

Question 244914: A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall, how long is its shadow?
Do I set this up as a ratio? 8/24...x/72? cross mulitply?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall, how long is its shadow?
Do I set this up as a ratio? 8/24...x/72? cross mulitply?
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Yes, you do.
Let the shadow have length "x".
Proportion:
x/72 = 8/24
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x = 72(8/24)
x = 24 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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