At 10 am, a building casts a shadow that is 98 feet long. At the same time, a 5 feet tall man casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. Find the height of the building.

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13 January, 06:49

At 10 am, a building casts a shadow that is 98 feet long. At the same time, a 5 feet tall man casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. Find the height of the building.

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Elaine Glover · Answer 1

The height of the building is around 122 feet

Zack Mcdonald · Answer 2

Ratio and proportion

height:shadow=5:4

so

given that the shadow is 98 ft

the height of the building is?

?:98=5:4

?/98=5/4

times both sides by 98

?=490/4

?=122.5ft

te height of the building is 122.5ft