Question

Wally wants to determine the height of a statue that casts a 141 inch shadow by comparing it to his own height and shadow length. If wally wants , who is 63 inches tall casts a shadow that is 47 inches in length, what is the height of the statue?

Answer 1

192 inches

Explanation:

We can determine the height to shadow ratio of wally to determine the height of the statue. The ratio of height to shadow of wally is:

`64/47=1.36`

Let x be the height of the statue:

`x/141=1.36`

solve for x

`x=141\cdot{1.36}=191.76=192`

The height of the shadow is 1.36 is shadow length and is 192 inches.