Question

a 6.5 ft tall car standing next to an adult elephant casts a 33.2 ft shadow. If the adult elephant casts a shadow that is 51.5 ft long then how tall is it?

Answer 1

take x as the height of the elephant.
6.5/33.2 = x/51.5
(6.5)(51.5) = 33.2x
33.2x = 334.75
x = 334.75/33.2
x = 10.0828 ft.