Question

A church steeple casts a shadow 114ft long, and same time a 8.0ft post casts a shadow 5.0ft long. How high is the steeple? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

182.4

Answer 2

how'd u do that?

Answer 3

im not 100% sure it is correct but i used a ratio of 8/5=x/114 and solved for x

Answer 4

it's wrong....

Answer 5

Solve the following for x:\[\frac{8}{5}=\frac{x}{114}\]\[x=\frac{912}{5}=182.4 \]