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  • 23-04-2018
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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

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musiclover10045
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  • 23-04-2018
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

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