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?

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anonymous · Answer

same as last question which u posted try similar triangles property

safari321 · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac {April's Shadow}{April's Height} = \frac {Ron's Shadow}{Ron's Height}$$

anonymous · Answer

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

safari321 · Answer

well i can't draw it :(

safari321 · Answer

Thanks Sheg

waheguru · Answer