Question

A 6ft tall tent standing next to a cardboard box casts a 9 foot shadow. If the cardboard box casts a shadow that is 6ft long then how tall is it?

Answer 1

It's a proportion: \(\dfrac{Tent}{Tent\;Shadow} = \dfrac{Box}{Box\;Shadow}\)

Answer 2

x=4

Answer 3

Are you guessing?

Answer 4

thats the answer i got

Answer 5

Is it right?

Answer 6

i think so

Answer 7

How can the cardboard box cast a shadow of both 9 and 6 feet?

Answer 8

I was hoping for a better response. If you formalize your notations and produce work that can be followed and repeated, you can know for sure.

If x is the height of the box, then \(\dfrac{6}{9} = \dfrac{x}{6}\). Solving for x, we have x = (6*6)/9 = 36/9 = 4

Answer 9

thanks

Answer 10

English Class. When you remove a prepositional phrase, there should be a complete sentence left.

A 6ft tall tent standing next to a cardboard box casts a 9 foot shadow.

Identify Prepositional Phrase []

A 6ft tall tent [standing next to a cardboard box] casts a 9 foot shadow.

Remove Prepositional Phrase

A 6ft tall tent casts a 9 foot shadow.