Question

The shadow of a 3m long stick is 4m long. At the same time of the day, if the shadow of a flagstaff
is 24m long, how tall is the flagstaff?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the length of the flagstaff be x m.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given question, 3 m : x m :: 4 m : 24 m Thus, the length of the flagstaff is 18 m.