In the late afternoon a 3.5 ft child casts a 60 inch shadow. She is standing next to a telephone pole that casts a 50 ft shadow. How tall is the telephone pole?

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lgbasallote · Answer

are you allowed to use ratio and proportion?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

make two triangles.. the angles will be the same.. the sides will be proportionate to each other

lgbasallote · Answer

ill give you a hint

3.5 is to 60 as x is to 50

anonymous · Answer

2.5?

lgbasallote · Answer

how did you get that?

anonymous · Answer

i guessed lol

lgbasallote · Answer

oopsie...i forgot to convert lol...convert 50 ft to inches first do you know how?

lgbasallote · Answer

i was wondering why the result i got was weird =))

anonymous · Answer

have no clue lol

lgbasallote · Answer

hint: 1 ft = 12 inches
50 ft = x inches

lgbasallote · Answer

you can use ratio and proportion on that again :DDD

anonymous · Answer

600?

lgbasallote · Answer

right! let's redo the ratio and proportion

3.5 is to 60 as x is to 600

3.5:60 = x:600

anonymous · Answer

okay lol

lgbasallote · Answer

so do you know how to solve that proportion?

anonymous · Answer

sorta lol

lgbasallote · Answer

good! tell me when you have an answer :)