SOLUTION: A church seeple casts a shadow 115 ft long, and at the same time a 9.0 ft post cast a shadow 7.0 ft long.How high is the steeple? Round to the nearest unit.

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Question 315779: A church seeple casts a shadow 115 ft long, and at the same time a 9.0 ft post cast a shadow 7.0 ft long.How high is the steeple? Round to the nearest unit.
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9/7=x/115
7x=1035
x=148 ft

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