An office building casts a 90 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a 5 foot woman standing near the building casts an 8 foot shadow. What is the approximate height of the building to the nearest foot?

A) 40 feet

B) 49 feet

C) 56 feet

D) 63 feet

Question

An office building casts a 90 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a 5 foot woman standing near the building casts an 8 foot shadow. What is the approximate height of the building to the nearest foot?

A)    40 feet

B)    49 feet

C)    56 feet

D)    63 feet

anonymous · Answer

If a five foot woman makes an 8 foot shadow. That means every 8 feet of shadow is 5 feet of actual height.

So we do 90/8 * 5 = ?

flowey15 · Answer

which is 56.25?

anonymous · Answer

Yes.

anonymous · Answer

Solve the following for x:
$$\frac{5}{8}=\frac{x}{90} $$