Question

In the diagram, a building casts a 35-ft shadow and a flagpole casts an 8-ft shadow. If the flagpole is 18 ft tall, how tall is the building? Round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

78.8 ft
let (x) be the height of the building.

x                              18
__    multiply by    ___

35                             8

8x=630
x=78.8