1.
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.
20 feet
B.
12 feet
C.
24 feet
D.
16 feet
Hint
2.
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.
34
feet
B.
47
feet
C.
18
feet
D.
48
feet
Hint
3.
A lamppost has a shadow that is 2 m long. A street sign has a shadow that is
m long. If the street sign is 2 m tall, how tall is the lamppost?
A.
m
B.
5
m
C.
3
m
D.
1
m
Hint
4.
A staff's shadow is 4 feet long and a tree's shadow is 7 feet long. If the tree is 5
feet tall, how tall is the staff?
A.
2
feet
B.
9
feet
C.
3 feet
D.
5
feet
Hint
5.
An office building casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 2.5 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the office building?
A.
30 feet
B.
25 feet
C.
7.5 feet
D.
17.5 feet
Hint