Snowman column shadow

Near the lamppost, the children built a 1.65 m tall snowman. The snowman's shadow is 135 cm long. The shadow of the lamppost is 4.05 m. How tall is the lamppost?

Final Answer:

S =  4.95 m

Step-by-step explanation:

s=1.65 m t=135 cm m=135:100  m=1.35 m T=4.05 m  s:t = S:T  S=s tT=1.65 1.354.05=4.95 m



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