Question

Tom the turkey is 2.5 feet tall and he casts a shadow that is 4 feet. The Thanksgiving Parade float version of Tom is 14 feet tall. How long is the shadow of the parade float?

Answer 1

Answer:

22.4 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Height = 2.5ft$

$Shadow = 4ft$

Required

Determine the shadow of 14 ft Tom

The given parameters represents direct variation.

Let x represents the shadow of Tom.

So, we have:

When

$2.5ft\ height = 4ft\ Shadow$

$14ft\ height = x$

Cross Multiply:

$2.5 * x = 14 * 4$

$2.5 * x = 56$

Solve for x

$x = 56/2.5$

$x = 22.4$

Hence, the height of the shadow is 22.4ft