bruinsfan05 bruinsfan05
  • 27-04-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

a statue that is 12 feet casts a shadow which is 15 feet long. find the legth of the shadow that a 8 foot cardboard box casts.

Respuesta :

rebelaine rebelaine
  • 27-04-2018
12:15 = 8:X
X=cardboard box shadow
you find x by treating this equation like a proportion.
[tex] \frac{12}{15} = \frac{8}{x} [/tex]
so 15(8)÷12=x
X=10

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Members pay a $48 membership fee each year. The literal equation c = 48y + 0.99n represents the total cost c for a person who is a memeber of the music club for
Describe the digestive functions of the pancreas.
SlaughterHouse-Five. what was the weak points the way Kurt deals with Free Will Versus Fate?
I will give brainly to u if u answer correctly!! Human impact on the environment can be seen in the deterioration of the Alps. Question 2 options: A.true B.fals
Drag and drop the constant of proportionality into the box to match the table. If the table is not proportional, drag and drop "not proportional" into the box.
A rubber ball is dropped from the top of a building, which is 40 ft above the ground. Each time the ball hits the sidewalk, it rebounds to 77% of its previous h
What is the primary function of carbohydrates in the body?
The Ku Klux Klan ran an anti-Catholic anti-city and the anti-immigrant hate campaign against the Catholic candidate in the 1928 presidential election. They said
In which of the following situations does gravity supply a centripetal force?
What was Calverts attitude toward religious freedom