SOLUTION: We are trying to measure the height of a building. We have a 1-meter long stick. When we set it on the ground, its shadow is 3 meters long. When we measure the shadow of the buildi

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Question 489726: We are trying to measure the height of a building. We have a 1-meter long stick. When we set it on the ground, its shadow is 3 meters long. When we measure the shadow of the building, it is 57 meters long. How high is the building?
A 27 m
B 40 m
C 22 m
D 26 m
E 19 m
F 30 m
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/1 as 57/ x
57 = 3x
19 = x
The answer will be E 19 m.
Cleomenius.