A 24 fort building casts an 8 foot shadow. At the same time of the day, a 2 foot shadow. How tall is the boy?
To find out how tall the boy is, you need to set up a proportion based on the relationship between the height of the building and the length of its shadow.
Let's assume the height of the boy is represented by "x" feet.
The proportion can be set up as follows:
(24 feet) / (8 feet) = x / (2 feet)
Cross-multiply to solve for x:
8x = 24 * 2
8x = 48
x = 48 / 8
x = 6
Therefore, the boy's height is 6 feet.