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  • 07-09-2018
  • Mathematics
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Kris is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 8 feet long. At the same time, a statue casts a shadow 24 feet long. What is the height of the statue?

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  • 07-09-2018
The statue is 36 feet tall because the shadow is 3 times bigger than the shadow on the 12 feet person which makes is 3 *12=36
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Аноним Аноним
  • 07-09-2018

I believe the statue would be 28 feet tall.

Here is why

Kris's shadow is four feet smaller than Kris's actual height.

Using the same problem such as x - 4 = 24.   With x being the statue's height,

28 - 4 = 24

So the statues's height is 28 feet tall

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