Question

I'm stuck on these two word problems. Can someone please help me? I'll fan and give medal :D

Answer 1

Two trees stand side-by-side. The shorter tree is four feet tall. Its shadow is 9 feet long. The taller tree is eighteen feet tall. How long is its shadow?

A. 4.5 feet

B. 8 feet

C. 23 feet

D. 40.5 feet

Answer 2

I think the answer is D. 40.5

Answer 3

its correct

Answer 4

Cool I have one more is that ok

Answer 5

and then I have one that I just need to be checked

Answer 6

This is another ratio problem. the ratio is 4:18, so it is
\[\frac{ 9 }{ 4 }=\frac{ x }{ 18 }\]
\[4x=162\]
x=40.5

Answer 7

Jack is standing next to a monument in the city square. His shadow is 18 feet long. The shadow of the monument is 150 feet long. If Jack is 6 feet tall, how tall is the monument?

A. 25 feet

B. 50 feet

C. 75 feet

D. 450 feet

I think the answer to this is B. 50.

Answer 8

That is correct.

Answer 9

Cool so that was the one that I needed to be checked so this next one is the last one but I can't even think about how to solve this one so bear with me

Answer 10

If triangle LMN is similar to triangle XYZ, which of the following is not necessarily true?

Answer 11

and it'll take me a sec for the answers because I have to draw them out