Question
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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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
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
:)