Ratios, Rates, And Proportions Worksheet With Answers Page 15
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16Draw a picture then set up a proportion to solve each of the following problems.
46. A 40 ft flagpole casts a 25 ft shadow. Find the length of the shadow cast by a nearby
building that is 200 feet.
47. A 6 ft tall man standing next to a tree casts a 8 ft shadow. If the tree is 15 ft tall, how
long is its shadow?
48. A tower casts a shadow 7m long. A vertical stick casts a shadow 0.6 m long. If the
stick is 1.2 m high, how tall is the tower?
49. A 1 m tall globe standing next to a baby giraffe casts a 1.5 m shadow. If the baby
giraffe casts a shadow that is 6 m long then how tall is it?
50. A girl 160 cm tall stands 360 cm from a lamp post at night. Her shadow from the
light is 90 cm long. How tall is the lamp post?
51. A 6 ft tall man is standing 2 feet from a street lamp. If his shadow from the light is 10
ft, how tall is the street lamp?
52. You are standing near a street lamp which is 12 ft tall. Suppose you are 5.5 ft tall and
your shadow casted on the group is 10 ft long. How far away are you standing from
the street lamp?
53. Your friend who is 1.8 m tall is standing near a lamp post 8 m tall. If he is standing 19
m from the lamp post, how long is his shadow on the ground? Round your answer to
the nearest tenth if necessary.
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