Homework Help: MATH

Posted by Tiffany Johnson on Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 10:15am.

There is a flag pole that is 12ft tall its shadow is 18 ft long there is a man that is 6 ft standing next to the pole how long is his shadow? How would i figure this out

MATH - Damon, Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 10:27am
6 foot height * ( 18 feet shadow / 12 feet height ) = ? feet shadow
- MATH - Tiffany Johnson, Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 10:31am
  thnx!!!

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