Question

An insect is standing next to a flower. The insect is 1 cm tall and makes a shadow of 0.5 cm. If the flower makes a 15-cm shadow, how tall is the flower?

Answer 1

30 cm

Explanation:

set up a proportion of insect height over its shadow equals flower height over its shadow, then cross-multiply

1/.5 = x/15

.5x = 15

x = 30