Answer to Question #141365 in Algebra for Nokuphiwe

Question #141365
A telephone booth 210 CM tall casts a shadow 600cm long. At the same time, a nearby fire hydrant casts a shadow 240cm long. Find the height of the fire hydrant.
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Expert's answer
2020-11-01T17:41:09-0500

Let the height of the fire hydrant = xx

height of telephone booth ÷\div telephone booth shadow length = x÷x\div fire hydrant shadow length

210600=x240\frac{210}{600} = \frac{x}{240}

600x=50400600x = 50400

x=50400600=84cmx=\frac{50400}{600}=84cm (height of the fire quadrant).


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