Answer :
Answer:
25 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Son:
[tex]Height = 40\ inch[/tex]
[tex]Shadow = 24\ inch[/tex]
Woman:
[tex]Height = 41.4\ inch[/tex]
Required
Determine the height of the woman's shadow
From the question, the height is directly proportional to the height of the shadow:
So, we have:
[tex]40\ inch = 24\ inch[/tex] --- For the son
and
[tex]41.4\ inch = x[/tex]
Where x represents the shadow of the woman
Cross Multiply:
[tex]x * 40 = 24 * 41.4[/tex]
[tex]x * 40 = 993.6[/tex]
[tex]40x = 993.6[/tex]
Make x the subject
[tex]x = 993.6/40[/tex]
[tex]x = 24.84[/tex]
[tex]x = 25[/tex] ---- approximated
Hence, the woman's shadow is 25 inches tall