A group of students noticed the shadow of the flagpole was 47 feet long at the same time a person 6 feet tall cast a shadow 7 feet long. What is the height of the flagpole to the nearest foot?
The height of the tree is 27 f t . Explanation: We can set up a proportion comparing the height of each object to the length of the shadow. h s h 15 = 18 10 Cross multiply 10 ⋅ h = 18 ⋅ 15 10 h = 270 Use the multiplicative Inverse 10 h 10 = 270 10 h = 27
