Question

Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon. Their mother measures their shadows. Dixon's shadow is 18 feet long and Ariadne's shadow is 15 feet long. If Dixon is 6 feet tall, how tall is Ariadne?

Answer 1

She would be 5ft tall because if you set the problem up in a ratio and cross multiple and divide 5 is your answer

Answer 2

Ariadne is 5 feet tall because 18 is 6x3 which would mean you would have to divide 15 by three to get the answer which is 5.