Question

A building casts a 35-ft shadow and a flagpole casts a 10-ft shadow. If the flagpole is 22 ft tall, how tall is the building? Round to the nearest tenth.

77.0 ft
15.9 ft
37.0 ft
53.0 ft

Answer 1

b 15.9

Answer 2

Use proportions to solve.\[\frac{ 10 }{ 35 }= \frac{ 22 }{ x}\]
x=77ft