Question 1138999: A ferris wheel is 136 feet tall. It casts a 34-foot shadow. What is the height of a nearby man that casts a shadow of 1.5 feet?
The man is __________ feet tall.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source):
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This problem is "on proportions".
If you have two objects (buildings, trees, persons, flagpoles) with the heights  and  ,
that cast shadows of the lengths  and  , respectively, these values are connected with a proportion
 =  .
In your case,
 =  .
From this proportion, find the unknown x, which is the man's height
x =  = 6.
ANSWER. The man is 6 ft tall.
Solved.
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