Question

April casts a 16.5 ft shadow at the same time that Ron casts a 18.6 ft shadow. If April is 5.5 ft tall, how tall is Ron?

Answer 1

same as last question which u posted try similar triangles property

Answer 2

I just don't know which order of proportion to place the numbers.

Answer 3

try drawing the triangles and see if that helps to make it a little clearer

Answer 4

\[\frac {April's Shadow}{April's Height} = \frac {Ron's Shadow}{Ron's Height}\]

Answer 5

here Ron's height is unknown so let us assume it to be x

Answer 6

well i can't draw it :(

Answer 7

Thanks Sheg

Answer 8

http://openstudy.com/?F486443823888OWAFDL=_#/updates/4ec948d7e4b095539996f163