Question

Akira wants to know the height of a monument. If the monument casts a shadow 12 meters long and a nearby lemon tree that is 3 meters tall casts a shadow 4 meters long, then how tall is the monument?

Answer 1

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve for the height of the monument:

Let h be the height of the monument.

Then, we have:

h/12 = 3/4

Cross-multiplying, we get:

h = (12 x 3)/4 = 9 meters

Therefore, the height of the monument is 9 meters.