A 15-foot tall tree is next to a slide. The tree is casting a shadow of 22.5 feet and the slide is casting a shadow that is 10.5 feet. How tall is the slide?

Question

I do not know how to answer this.

 

Answer 1

Amelia,

 

Since the tree and slide are next to each other their shadows will be proportional to the heights

 

15/22.5 = s/10.5  where s is the height of slide

 

s = 10.5 * 15/22.5 = 7 ft