Nina was curious about the height of the Eiffel Tower. She used a 1.2 m model of the tower and measured its shadow at 2 p.m. The length of the shadow was 0.9 m. She then measured the Eiffel Tower's shadow and found that it was 240 m. What is the height of the Eiffel Tower?

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anonymous · Answer

SOMEBODY HELP ME

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

solve for x

1.2/0.9 = x/240

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

The fact that it was measured at 2:00 pm is irrelevant info (and not needed or used here)

anonymous · Answer

That is not an answer choice. the choices are a) 0.45 m  b) 2,880 m  c) 30 m d)320 m

anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you have to solve to get your answer

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

1.2/0.9 = x/240

1.2*240 = 0.9x

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x = ???

anonymous · Answer

oh yes its 320. thank you so much @jim_thompson5910

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you got it