question archive The sun must be very low in the sky, as a 24foot building would cast the 168 foot shadow
The sun must be very low in the sky, as a 24foot building would cast the 168 foot shadow
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The sun must be very low in the sky, as a 24foot building would cast the 168 foot shadow.
Always be careful that the units of your calculation are consistent. It is a common trick in word problems to see if you are attentive. It is best to stay in feet rather than inches in this problem. The 36 inches is equal to 3 ft.
I prefer to just use a proportion to solve: ##3/ 21## = ##x/168## Using cross products we calculate x = 24 ft.
