1.
A staff's shadow is 8 feet and a tree's shadow is 16 feet. If the staff is 9 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
A.
18 ft
B.
9 ft
C.
15 ft
D.
12 ft
Hint
2.
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.
5
m
B.
3
m
C.
1
m
D.
m
Hint
3.
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.
9
feet
B.
2
feet
C.
3 feet
D.
5
feet
Hint
4.
Kim is standing next to a tree. The tree has a shadow that is 3 m long. Kim, who is 1.3 m tall, has a shadow that is 0.8 m long. How tall is the tree?
A.
3.972 m
B.
4.875 m
C.
1.846 m
D.
3.5 m
Hint
5.
The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance
d
across the river.
A.
25 meters
B.
16 meters
C.
18 meters
D.
81 meters
Hint