Question

A 4 feet tall baby elephant standing next to a man cast of 6 feet shadow is the man cast a shadow that is 9 feet long and how tall is he

Answer 1

this would be a ratio:
4 foot tall elephant / 6 foot shadow = X tall man / 9 foot shadow

4/6 = X/9

cross multiply:

4x9 = 36

36 = 6x

divide both sides by 6
x = 36 / 6
x = 6
the man is 6 feet tall