A ladder has a shadow 3.5 meters
long. Marlowe’s shadow is .75
meters long. If Marlowe is 1.5
meters tall, how tall is the ladder?
Cross multiply and solve for x.
x/3.5 = 1.5/0.75
long. Marlowe’s shadow is .75
meters long. If Marlowe is 1.5
meters tall, how tall is the ladder?
x/3.5 = 1.5/0.75