Question

There is a light pole that casts a shadow that is 75 feet. At the same time, there is a stop sign that is 8 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 12 feet. How tall is the light pole? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: Therefore, the height of the light pole is 50 feet.

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve the problem.

Let h be the height of the light pole.

Then, we have:

h / 75 = 8 / 12

To solve for h, we can cross-multiply:

12h = 75 * 8

h = (75 * 8) / 12

h = 50