gabebueno383423
gabebueno383423 gabebueno383423
  • 07-05-2016
  • Mathematics
contestada

a 15 foot tall tree is next to a slide tree is casting a shadow of 20 feet and the slide is casting a shadow that is 16 feet how tall is the slide

Respuesta :

apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 07-05-2016
ok ratio and proportion
realheight:shadow=15:20

slide shadow=16
therefor find realheightslide

15:20=realheightslide:16
simplify
3:4=realheight:16
fractionfy
3/4=realheight/16
multiply both sides by 16
48/4=realheight
12=realheight


aswer is 12 feet
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Definition and Historical significance of the term; Communism
Which of the following factors contributed to American consumer spending during the 1920s
how do u convert a percentages into fractions ??
Determine the percentage composition of Ptl2
ttyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyhuhhss
What did Thomas Hobbes want when he wrote leviathans
Aisha is writing a memoir about the first time she met her best friend. Where in her narrative should she most likely slow down the pacing to fully develop her
Question 20 of 20 Which sentence below rewrites the following sentence using double object pronouns? Ellos dan una sorpresa a su madre. OA. Ellos se la dan. OB.
One major theme in Lord of the flies is that society falls apart when people do not follow its roles and a responsi to well develop paragraphs explore how the a
This diagram shows the basis for forming which of the following Proteins Polysaccharide Nucleus acids Lipids