Emily and Miranda are standing outside. Emily is 5 feet tall and casts a shadow of 28 inches. Miranda's shadow is 29.4 inches long.

Approximately how tall is Miranda?

5 feet
5 1/4 feet
5 1/2 feet
6 feet

Question

Emily and Miranda are standing outside. Emily is 5 feet tall and casts a shadow of 28 inches. Miranda's shadow is 29.4 inches long.

Approximately how tall is Miranda? 



5 feet
5 1/4 feet
5 1/2 feet
6 feet

anonymous · Answer

this is the same question with different numbers. Try to use what I showed you.

anonymous · Answer

whats the set up look like?

anonymous · Answer

put the height of the girls as the numerators, and the length of the shadows as the denominator. t's a proportion.

anonymous · Answer

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