SOLUTION: If a man 6 feet tall cast a shadow of four feet long, how long a shadow will be cast by a cell tower that is 75 feet tall?

Question 223854: If a man 6 feet tall cast a shadow of four feet long, how long a shadow will be cast by a cell tower that is 75 feet tall?
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, rfer:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6/4=75/x
6x=75*4
6x=300
x=300/6
x=50 ft. shadow will be cast.

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 is 2/3 of 6
75*(2/3)=150/3=50ft
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