Question

At a certain time of day, a 6 foot tall man has a 8 foot shadow. If a tree is 25 feet tall, what is the length of the tree’s shadow? (Round to the nearest hundredth)

Answer 1

@Kevin

Answer 2

How...
how do you know I'm online o_O

Answer 3

i ve posted to you before the right way to solve it

Answer 4

Yeah but I posted again, because my PC crashed and I lost that post :(

Answer 5

Kevin just push the coursor on your wrote name and will write than you are online or off line

Answer 6

Yeah, I know xD
lol

Answer 7

6 foot tall man --- 8 ft shadow
25 ft tall tree ----- x ft shadow
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x = 25*8/6 = ? ft

Answer 8

Okay thnaks @jhonyy9, but how do I solve for x?
ik you show it there, but how do I do that?

Answer 9

x = (25*8)/6 = 200/6 = ?

Answer 10

what does / mean?

Answer 11

Is it divide?

Answer 12

Or fraction?

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

Okay let me try it :)

Answer 15

Is it 33.30?

Answer 16

33,33

this is the right answer

Answer 17

Okay.
But it says round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 18

rounded will be 33,35

Answer 19

Thanks Jhonyy!

Answer 20

yw

Answer 21

6/8 = 25 / x

x = 25*8 / 6 = 33.33....

to nearest hundredth its 33.33

Answer 22

yeah, thanks!

Answer 23

rounded why not is 33,35 ?

Answer 24

@mathmale

Answer 25

just bc. you get 33,333333 and not 33,3222222

Answer 26

these are similar triangles and the corresponding sides are in the same ratio

Answer 27

ok. i understand this but why not is rounded 33,35 and just 33,33 ?