1.
A stop sign casts a shadow 8 meters long, while a bush nearby casts a shadow 4.5 meters long. If the stop sign is 3.2 meters high, how tall is the bush?
A.
5.7 meters
B.
1.8 meters
C.
4.3 meters
D.
11.3 meters
Hint
2.
A guy wire is attached to the top of a telephone pole and goes to the ground 8 feet from the base. When Jim stands under the guy wire so that his head touches it, he is 3 feet from where the wire goes into the ground. If Jim is 6 feet tall, how tall is the telephone pole?
A.
12 feet
B.
20 feet
C.
24 feet
D.
16 feet
Hint
3.
A lakefront building that is 30 feet high casts a shadow on the water. How long is that shadow if a 16-foot high truck parked nearby casts an 8-foot shadow?
A.
9 ft
B.
13 ft
C.
12 ft
D.
15 ft
Hint
4.
A tower cast a 30-foot shadow. At the same time, a person who is 6
feet tall casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is the tower?
A.
48
feet
B.
47
feet
C.
18
feet
D.
34
feet
Hint
5.
The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance
d
across Kelley’s Pond.
A.
36 yards
B.
64 yards
C.
96 yards
D.
24 yards
Hint