How high is a chimney whose shadow is 28m. long when a 5 foot gate post cast a 12-foot shadow?

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2006-11-14 02:10:31 · 4 answers · asked by shiela_closer 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

11.66 Meters

5*28/12

2006-11-14 02:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

11.67 feet
5 divided by 12 =.416666 ratio
28 x .416666 =11.66648 or 11.67 feet

2006-11-14 10:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

(5ft=1.524m)(3.6576)so 1.524 / 3.6576 =0.4166666 So .4166666 X 28 = 11.666667meters .Or something pretty close to that any way.

2006-11-14 11:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by trevorgl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

11.2 m

2006-11-14 10:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋