A streetlight that is 9 feet tall casts a 1.5-foot-long shadow. A nearby flagpole casts a 8-foot-long shadow. What is the height of the flagpole?

Answer 1

1.5/9 = 8/F= shadow length/actual length

or

9/1.5 = 6 = F/8

F= 48 foot high flagpole

48/8 = 9/1.5 = 6