A building with a height of 32 m casts a shadow that is 20 m long. A person standing next to the building casts a shadow that is 1.2 m long. How tall is that person?
Use indirect measurement for this: 32/20=h/1.2
Cross multiply: 38.4=20h.
Divide by 20: and that's how tall the person is in meters.
Use indirect measurement for this: 32/20=h/1.2
Cross multiply: 38.4=20h.
Divide by 20: and that's how tall the person is in meters.