A pole that is 15 feet tall casts a shadow 33 feet long. At the same time, another pole casts a shadow having a length of 22 feet. What is the height, in feet, of the second pole?

22.5

48.4

10

7

Question

A pole that is 15 feet tall casts a shadow 33 feet long. At the same time, another pole casts a shadow having a length of 22 feet. What is the height, in feet, of the second pole?

 22.5

 48.4 

 10

 7

anonymous · Answer

9.3... i think it might be 10

anonymous · Answer

how did you get that?

lalaly · Answer

pole        shadow
15               33
x                  22

now cross multiply
15*22=33x
330=33x
x=10feet

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1336939852738:dw| here's a drawing it might help. As lalaly put would be how you would set it up