Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - Common Core Cumulative Standards Review - Selected Response - Page 542: 19

Answer

$6.5$ meters

Work Step by Step

Comparing the two shadow lengths we can see that the flagpole's shadow ($9.1$ m) is bigger than the meter stick's shadow ($1.4$ m). But by how much? Since $9.1 \div1.4 = 6.5$, it is also true that $1.4 \times 6.5 = 9.1$. That means the flagpole's shadow is $6.5$ times longer than the meter stick's shadow. To make a shadow that is $6.5$ times longer, the flagpole itself must be $6.5$ times longer than the meter stick. The meter stick is $1$ meter long. So, to find the flagpole length: $$1\text{ m} \times 6.5 = 6.5 \text{ m}.$$
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