Posted by Danielle on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 1:30pm.
Set it up as a proportion with either both shadow lengths on the top or the bottom.
5/x = .4/1
Multiply top to bottom (5 x 1) then divide by .4 You will then have your answer.
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