Respuesta :

zhduch
This is a proportion problem. Let the monument me x feet tall.
40/x=5/6
Cross multiply:
240=5x
x=48 ft.
So the monument is 48 ft tall,  
calculista

Answer:

[tex]48\ ft[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Adam is [tex]6[/tex] feet tall and casts a [tex]5[/tex]-foot shadow

A monument casts a [tex]40[/tex]-foot shadow

so

by proportion

Find how tall is the monument

Let

x------> the height of the monument

[tex]\frac{6}{5}=\frac{x}{40}\\ \\ x=40*6/5\\\\x=48\ ft[/tex]