SOLUTION: At the same time of day, a man who is 57.8 inches tall casts a 66.3 inch shadow, and his son cast a 39 inch shadow. What is the height of the man's son?
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Question 25571: At the same time of day, a man who is 57.8 inches tall casts a 66.3 inch shadow, and his son cast a 39 inch shadow. What is the height of the man's son? Answer by mike69(9) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! As you should see the man is 57 inches and the shadow is 8.5 Inches larger than his size so the answer should be 39-8.5= 30.5 so the 39 inch shadow is made by a 30.5 inch boy.
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