SOLUTION: a young man 150cm tall cast a shadow that was 200cm long. his father's shadow cast at same time of the day was 240cm long how tall was his father?
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Question 214493: a young man 150cm tall cast a shadow that was 200cm long. his father's shadow cast at same time of the day was 240cm long how tall was his father? Found 2 solutions by natroa08, checkley77:Answer by natroa08(4) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! this is how you would set up the proportion
150................X
⎯⎯⎯ = ⎯⎯⎯ (sorry ignore the dots)
200................240
to solve for x you simply just cross multiply like this:
150 x 240= 36000
then you divide 36000 by 200
and that gives you 180 cm. and there's your answer!
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